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There\u2019s a culture clash over repairing the priceless antiquities of Nepal that were badly damaged by last year\u2019s earthquake. The world\u2019s experts want to restore the buildings as they were. Tourists want to see the historic architectural patina of the icons, temples, and monuments. But, as correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, many Nepalis are indifferent to the restoration work on the damaged sites that are to them primarily livings places of worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt is not just beautiful monuments which are there for tourists,\u201d says Christian Manhart of UNESCO. The temples and religious sites in Nepal, damaged so badly in last year\u2019s earthquake, are also used by the people of the country. \u201cIt\u2019s a very strong living culture.\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":30688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","topics-culture-and-society","topics-faith-and-spirituality","topics-international","topics-literature-and-the-arts","faith-buddhist","faith-hindu"],"yoast_head":"\nRebuilding Nepal's Temples | May 20, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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