Nepalese culture

Hindu Ritual Forces Nepali Women Into Monthly Exile

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The small thatched hut in western Nepal has no walls to keep out the cold. Inside is a raised platform where Pabrita Giri sleeps during her period, banished from her home by a centuries-old Hindu ritual. Below the hut, known as a chhau goth, Giri lights a small fire to keep her warm. The smoke … Read more

Nepali Girl Dies Due To Banned Menstruation Practice

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A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal’s western Achram district after she was banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under an ancient Hindu practice that has been banned for more than a decade, police said. “We are investigating the case. We suspect that she died of suffocation from the smoke of a fire … Read more