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the honking sound of the cars, bells of bicycle and the low of the
cows and filmy songs of the radios.
 He becomes tired and homesick and decided to return back to his
home. He buys airline ticket and returns back to his hotel .Near
his hotel he hears the melodious sound of the flute seller which

enchanted him. His care free style of selling flutes pleases him.
 It reminds him of the commonality of all mankind as the music of
the flutes unites all mankind in one single thread of universality.
He was fascinated to the truth of the flutes. He returns back to
his home after a long time.

Lesson and Explanation

I get a cheap room in the centre of town and sleep for hours. The next
morning, with Mr Shah‟s son and nephew, I visit the two temples in
Kathmandu that are most sacred to Hindus and Buddhists.

Vikram took a cheap, affordable hotel room on rent and as he was
tired from the journey, he slept for a few hours. The next morning
he visited two temples in Kathmandu along with Mr. Shah‟s son
and nephew. One of the temples was a pilgrimage for Hindus and
the other one of the Buddhists.

At Pashupatinath (outside which a
sign proclaims „Entrance for the
Hindus only‟) there is an
atmosphere of „febrile confusion‟.
Priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists,
cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs
roam through the grounds. We offer
a few flowers. There are so many
worshippers that some people trying
to get the priest‟s attention are
elbowed aside by others pushing
their way to the front. A princess of
the Nepalese royal house appears;

everyone bows and makes way. By
the main gate, a party of saffron-
clad Westerners struggle for
permission to enter. The policeman is not convinced that they are „the
Hindus‟ (only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple). A fight breaks out
between two monkeys. One chases the other, who jumps onto a
shivalinga, then runs screaming around the temples and down to the