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Gunla is a time for prayer, fasting, meditation and religious
music. Worshippers climb past jungles, stone animals, great statues
of Buddha and begging monkeys to the hilltop at Swayambhu where
daily prayers begin before dawn. Oil lamps, prayer flags, religious
statues and paintings adorn the monastries whilst temple bells
chime and powerful incense fills the air. Important statues are
put on display and the teachings of Lord Buddha are remembered
as the rains feed the rice crop.
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