NEPAL - CELEBRATION - CONSTITUTION Stock Image

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NEPAL, Kathmandu: Celebrations continued in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 21, 2015, one day after the government unveiled the country's first democratic constitution in a historic step. Out of the 598 members of the Constituent Assembly, 507 voted for the new constitution, 25 voted against, and 66 abstained in a vote on September 16, 2015. The event was marked with fireworks and festivities, but also with protests organized by parties of the Tharu and Madhesi ethnic communities.Photos taken by Newzulu contributor Narayan Maharjan show the Nepalese people donning traditional garb and celebrating with folk music and dancing.

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