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Rebuilding Nepal's Temples

They are living places of worship, where Hinduism and Buddhism have deep roots.

Aired 05/19/2016 | Rating NR

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Rebuilding Nepal's Temples

Clip: 5/19/2016 | 6m 33s

They are living places of worship, where Hinduism and Buddhism have deep roots.

There’s a culture clash over repairing the priceless antiquities of Nepal that were badly damaged by last year’s earthquake.  The world’s experts want to restore the buildings as they were. But, as Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, many Nepalis are indifferent about the historic significance of sites that to them are primarily places of worship.

Aired 05/19/2016 | Rating NR

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