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The claim

The video shows protesters in Nepal trying to break down the doors of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu in September 2025.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the video was filmed during the Naxal Bhagwati Yatra, part of the Pahan Charhe festival, and was unrelated to the September 2025 protests. It reports that the same video had been posted by Hamro Jatra on 14 July 2025, before the protests.[S1]

Additional context

The review says Nepal’s government banned 26 major social media platforms on 04 September 2025, and protests turned violent from 08 September onward. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026