Religion - beliefs, rituals, ethics - is still the main factor shaping the everyday lives of most inhabitants of the highest mountains in the world - the Himalayas. In the Himalayan villages and on the routes connecting them, we will encounter countless Buddhist chortens, prayer flags, mani stone walls, prayer wheels moved by the power of stream waters and, finally, Lamai monasteries. People make daily sacrifices at shivlings - altars in honor of the god Shiva, who is the goddess of the Hindu religion. There have been no major religious conflicts in Nepal, both major religions coexist peacefully, and many Nepalese, interestingly, consider themselves both Buddhists and Hindus.
