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    Exploring the traditional Nepali town of Panauti
    Not far from rapidly modernising Kathmandu, Panauti still feels untouched by time, with a mythical river that has long attracted worshippers. Ronan O'Connell goes with the flow
    Nepali Town of Panauti
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    Kathmandu

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    Panauti, the town built around confluence of rivers

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    Wood carvings

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    Panauti

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    Indreshwar Mahadev

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    Old Man in Panuati

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    nepal people

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    Man on a bridge

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    Sunset in Panauti

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