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KING BIRENDRA OF NEPAL EXCHANGES HIS SWORD IN KATHMANDU, 1998-10-02 (photo)

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KING BIRENDRA OF NEPAL EXCHANGES HIS SWORD IN KATHMANDU, 1998-10-02 (photo)
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Gopal Chitrakar
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Date
1998 AD
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1998-10-02
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King Birendra Birbikram Sahadev of Nepal (L) presents his sword to a masked men representing various deities, who than hands him a sword believed to belong to the Hindu god Pachali Bhairab late October 1 in Kathmandu. The exchange of swords takes place every 12 years as part of a centuries old tradition to renew the King's strength. In Nepal, the world's only Hindu kingdom, the sword is a symbol of power as well as of knowledge, and the king is honoured as the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Hindu god of protection. GC/TAN/SB

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