Question

kathamandu summary class9 ncert
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Answer 1

Answer:

In thischapter ,the writer viral Seth describe his visit to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. he visit two temples there ,one was the pashupatinath temple which is a pilgrimage for the Hindu and other is baudhnath temple which is a holy place of Buddhist.

Answer 2

Name of the chapter - Kathmandu

By - Vikram Seth

Class - 9

Summary -

• Here the author goes to Kathmandu and visits the famous Pashupatinath Temple. It is only for Hindu devotees.
• There was a huge crowd of priests devotees, hawkers, tourists, stray cows, pigeons, fighting monkeys, and dogs make the atmosphere chaotic.
• He also visits another holy shrine-Boudhanath Stupa, which is a Buddhist shrine. It has a calm and peaceful atmosphere, unlike the Pashupatinath Temple.
• Tibetan immigrants sell various items there.
• He finds Kathmandu a very crowded, religious, vivid, and mercenary city.
• The streets are very noisy and busy with hawkers, shopkeepers, stray cows, the sound of vehicles, tourists.
• He enjoys a lot by being there but due to homesickness, he plans to return his home.
• He gets mesmerized by the melodious music of flute by a fruit seller.
• The author analyses the significance of the flute in various cultures across the world.