They will look back into their own beliefs. Generally we tend to believe that whatever happens is a result of our past actions. I think the people will also reach this conclusion and realise that life goes on. Birendra presided over the dramatic opening up of the kingdom which, from 1816 to 1951, was closed to the outside world. Now foreign aid has poured in and tourism has taken hold, bringing floods of westerners flocking to Kathmandu in search of the hippy hideaway once centred on the now rundown and largely overlooked Freak Street.
Spiritualism is only in books now.
We live it personally, but when we go out of our homes we tend to forget it all. Much of the concern for the future of the monarchy rests not with the new king, Gyanendra, a respected wildlife enthusiast, but with his heir. His eldest son, Paras, is poorly regarded in Nepal because of reports of his wild lifestyle. Many of the rumours spreading through the capital made him responsible in some way for Friday's murders. Some in the crowd said the new king had conspired with his son to organise the shooting.