NEPAL - CELEBRATIONS - CONSTITUTION Stock Image

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NEPAL, Kathmandu: Residents light candles at a celebration 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 Dinesh Shrestha show the Nepalese people lighting candles to mark new chapter in the history of their country.

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