compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around the baudhnath shrine with the pashupatinath temple.(8 marks , min 150 words)
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The author visited two well-known shrines, the pashupatinath temple of the Hindus and the baudhnath stupa of the Buddhists. He found that the pashupatinath temple was all noisy and crowded whereas the other was quiet and calm.first he visited the pashupatinath temple that allowed the entry only for Hindus. There were priests, devotees , tourists , cows, monkeys and dogs roaming through the grounds.there he found people pushing one another to the front and trying to get the priests attention .by the main gate , a party of saffron clad westernerst were struggling for the permission to enter.the policemen was not convinced that they were Hindus. A fight broke out between 2 monkeys. One chased the another , who jumped on to a shivalinga. Then the author visited the baudhnath stupa.it was very different .there was no crowd or noise. It was a quiet place. In the midst of noisy streets, the temple looked like a heaven of quietness.
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At Pashupatinath there is an atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’. Priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs roam through the grounds. There are so many worshippers that some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside by others pushing their way to the front. At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is a sense of stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road. Small shops stand on its outer edge. Most of the shops are owned by Tibetan immigrants. There are no crowds and this is a haven of quietness in the busy streets around.
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