The Lowo-Monlam Chenmo was recently held in Jharkot, Muktinath, for seven days at the Jharkot centre, attended by over 500 monks and nuns. "It was amazing to see," one of the spectators told THT.

Nepal and Tibet, two communities from the Himalayan region, are part of the fastest growing immigrant populations in NYC.

Before Pema Nurbu started the prayer, he glanced over at a screen showing a matrix of cctv cameras watching every corner of the monastery. I wrapped ten dollars worth of Nepal Rupees in a ...

as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. The nuns of the hilltop Druk Amitabha Monastery ...

as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery ...

A nun demonstrates her skills during an event to mark the reopening of the Druk Amitabha Monastery in Kathmandu on Monday. Photo: Reuters The nuns come from Bhutan, India and Nepal, and are all ...

as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery ...

as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery ...

as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery put on ...