CLASS 9
KATHMANDU
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Question
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expensive
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cheap
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air conditioned
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Detailed explanation-1: -What kind of room was taken by the writer at Kathmandu? Answer: The writer Vikram Seth had taken a cheap, affordable hotel room on rent at Kathmandu.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The author enjoyed his stay in the Kathmandu bazaar. He was very happy. He bought for himself a bar of Marzipan, a roasted corn-on-the-cob which was rubbed with salt and chilly powder and lemon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: The writer, Vikram Seth, stayed in a cheap room in the centre of Kathmandu town. He visited the Pashupatinath temple, sacred to Hindus, and the Baudhnath stupa, the holy shrine of the Buddhists. He went with his acquaintances Mr. Shah’s son and nephew.
Detailed explanation-4: -At Pashupatinath temple, there is an atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’. Priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons, and dogs roam through the grounds. There are so many worshippers that some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside by others pushing their way to the front.