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were polluting the River Bagmati by washing clothes in it, bathing in it
and throwing away dry flowers in it.

After that, he went to Baudhnath temple. He saw that the scenario
here was completely different from what he saw at the Pashupatinath

temple. This Buddhist temple had a huge dome which is white in
colour. The place was very calm and serene. Outside the temple, there
was a Tibetan market and people were selling bags, clothes,
ornaments and more.

He notices the numerous things Kathmandu offers from religious
places to many tourist destinations. Moreover, it also has various

shops of antiques, cameras, cosmetics, chocolates and more.
Nonetheless, it is also a very noisy city from the car horns to the
music and vendors. He enjoyed having a marzipan bar, corn, coca-

cola in the city. After that, he also read love stories, comics and
Reader‟s Digest books.

On returning to Delhi, he thought of taking an adventurous route
which comprises of a bus or train journey and then a boat ride, but he
dropped the idea for that would have been too tiring. Thus, he booked
a flight back. He saw an interesting flute seller outside his hotel. He

had a pole with a lot of flutes on it and seemed like a porcupine body.

The flute seller kept playing his flutes and also did so in different

tunes. But, what set him apart from the other flute sellers was that he
played the flute thoughtfully. He did not scream to attract customers,
he played it. This attracted the author and he wondered that flute is so

common all over. Then, he compares it to the human voice and says
how he is noticing even the little things now.

Conclusion of Kathmandu

 To sum up, Kathmandu‟s summary, we learn that we must all try
and maintain the purity and serenity of the holy places and
practice