A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani Maharjan For decades, Dhanamaya Singh concluded each day at Aakash Bhairab Temple in Indrachok in ...

Nearly the entire populace is involved in the production of an annual estimated 500 kilograms of hashish. Migrant labor from Nepal is also drawn to help in the cannabis harvest and processing.

Devotees have been praying and dancing to religious songs at the temple, which is one of the most important for Hindus around the world. About 81% of Nepal’s population is Hindu.