The author, as evident from the Kathmandu NCERT summary, visited the Pashupatinath temple and the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu where he noticed a lot of differences. In the Pashupatinath Temple, entry was only allowed to the Hindus leading to chaos among the tourists, pilgrims as well as priests. There were sights of the River Bagmati getting polluted by people washing their clothes, throwing dry flowers and wastes in it, and bathing in the river waters. The scenario in the Boudhanath Temple was different. The entire place was filled with calmness and serenity.