People perform Kora at Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- People performed Kora by making a circumambulation at Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, believing that completing the circuit will bring religious merit.
The temple is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal, attracting devotees and tourists to practice Kora, a form of pilgrimage and meditation in Buddhism, to pray for blessings.
People perform Kora at Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
People perform Kora at Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A girl lights a butter lamp on the premises of Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
People light butter lamps after performing Kora on the premises of Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
People perform Kora at Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) ■