Inside the premises of Boudhanath Stupa - Nepal, in Kathmandu

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Minor damage at Boudhanath stupa after the 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal. Visitors in large number seen at the Boudhanath stupa on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti in Kathmandu, Nepal. The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal has risen to 8,413, as a report from the Nepal Red Cross Society. A Red Cross report put the number of injured at 17,576, adding 260 people were still missing following the 7.9 magnitude quake. Boudhanath (also called Boudha, Bouddhanath or Baudhanath or the Khāsa Caitya) is a stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is known as Khāsti in Nepal Bhasa, Jyarung Khasyor in Tamang language or as Bauddha by speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical