▁as ▁national ▁hol id ays . ▁These ▁were ▁Mah ash iv ar atri , ▁Bud d ha ▁Jay anti , ▁F alg un ▁P urn ima , ▁Kr ish na ▁Ast ham i , ▁Das ain , ▁and ▁T ih ar . ▁ ▁Although ▁public ▁schools ▁did ▁not ▁teach ▁religion , ▁most ▁had ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Sar as w ati , ▁the ▁H indu ▁god dess ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁on ▁their ▁grounds . ▁Many ▁began ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁a ▁H indu ▁prayer ▁to ▁the ▁god dess . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁had ▁no ▁formal ▁policy ▁on ▁inter fa ith ▁understanding . ▁A ▁local ▁N GO , ▁the ▁Inter rel ig ious ▁Council ▁of ▁Nep al , ▁consisting ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁H indu , ▁Buddh ist , ▁Muslim , ▁Christian , ▁and ▁Bah a ' i ▁faith s , ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁prom oting ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁on ▁religious ▁freedom ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ists ▁faced ▁various ▁restrictions ▁on ▁their ▁celebr ations . ▁Local ▁authorities ▁generally ▁restricted ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Tib et an ▁religious ▁festiv als ▁to ▁private ▁property . ▁Police ▁in ▁Kath m and u ▁prohib ited ▁Tib et ans ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁from ▁carrying ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁around ▁an ▁important ▁Buddh ist ▁temple ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁religious ▁cer emon ies . ▁The ▁Government ▁also ▁restricted ▁all ▁other ▁non - rel ig ious ▁local ▁Tib et an ▁celebr ations ▁( T ib et an ▁New ▁Year , ▁the ▁Dal ai