Biratnagar - Religion and Culture

Religion and Culture

The major religions of the city are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. The main culture deeply rooted in the city people comes from Hinduism. Hindus have 4 castes and 36 sub-castes system with upper, medium, lower and lowest caste people. There are several temples of Hindu, the famous is "Kali Mandir"; and not-definite meeting place of Christians and Buddhists.

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