Nepal: row over Maoist banning of Hindu priests from India...

Riot police have been deployed at Nepal's holiest Hindu temple to stop protesters angry at the government's attempt to remove Indian priests. 

Prayers at Pashupatinath temple have always been led by high caste Brahmin priests recruited from south India. 

Earlier this week they were replaced by local priests - a move that ended centuries of tradition. 

The move is seen as a reflection of wider changes in the past year with the former Maoist rebels coming to power. More...

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