▁to ▁c ure ▁the ▁suff ers . ▁ ▁Kath m and u ▁Valley ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁New ars , ▁a ▁major ▁eth nic ▁group ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁The ▁city ▁Bh akt ap ur ▁is ▁located ▁inside ▁of ▁Kath m and u ▁Valley . ▁Bh akt ap ur ▁was ▁once ▁an ▁independent ▁H indu ▁Kingdom . ▁Ind ividual ▁homes ▁typically ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁shr ine ▁devoted ▁to ▁personal ▁de ities , ▁with ▁an ▁alt ar ▁displaying ▁flowers , ▁fruit , ▁and ▁oil ▁among ▁other ▁offer ings ▁to ▁the ▁God s . ▁The ▁per imeter ▁of ▁Kath m and u ▁Valley ▁is ▁l ined ▁with ▁shr ines ▁devoted ▁to ▁H indu ▁god d esses , ▁whose ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁cha otic ▁events . In ▁fact , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁shr ine ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁streets ▁in ▁Kath m and u . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Nep al ▁do ▁not ▁feel ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁seg reg ate ▁or ▁comp ete ▁based ▁upon ▁religion , ▁so ▁H indu ▁and ▁Buddh ist ▁shr ines ▁are ▁often ▁co ex isting ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁areas . ▁The ▁areas ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁perce ived ▁to ▁always ▁possess ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁wild ▁or ▁dis ordered ▁nature , ▁so ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁people ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁lines ▁regularly ▁worship ▁the ▁H indu ▁gods ▁through ▁public ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁The ▁H indu ▁god ▁V ish nu ▁symbol izes ▁moral ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁New ar ▁society . ▁The