Nepali Times
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Heritage sites


Nepal is trying to get two more mentions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Tilaurakot, capital of the Shakya kingdom Kapilavastu (in today's district of the same name), where Siddhartha Gautama spent his first 29 years, and Ramgram (in Nawalparasi district), where Buddha's astudhatu, or last remains, lie, are the two likely new entrants on the list. The Lumbini Development Trust has had them on its own list of heritage sites and long wanted them included in the global list. The Trust requested enlistment in 1999, and last year's archaeological dig findings suggesting that the Buddha was indeed born within modern Nepal's borders is likely to help its request.


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(11 JAN 2013 - 17 JAN 2013)


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