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KATHMANDU, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Nepal’s newly
restored Boudhanath stupa reopened to the public Tuesday after it was damaged by the deadly 2015 earthquake that left much of the country’s cultural heritage in ruins.
The white-domed golden stupa — the country’s largest and one of the
holiest sites of pilgrimage in Tibetan Buddhism — was left with deep cracks
after the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake hit in April last year, devastating the Himalayan nation and killing nearly 9,000 people.
Restoration work began in May 2015 and cost $2.1 million — including
over 30 kilogrammes (66 pounds) of gold — according to the Boudhanath Area
Development Committee.