Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion.

Two decades after ousting their king, Nepalese protesters want him back - ‘I was in the protests that took away monarchy, but I was mistaken’

Gyanendra, the former king of Nepal, who was ousted in a communist revolution in 2006, was received by thousands of people in Kathmandu. The way the former king was welcomed by the people in the , must unnerve the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist),

Thousands welcome former King Gyanendra Shah in Kathmandu, sparking renewed calls for the restoration of Nepal`s monarchy. Protests highlight dissatisfaction with the current political system.

Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal's former king in Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated.

Nepal 's former king Gyanendra Shah was welcomed back to Kathmandu on March 9 by thousands of supporters who have been staging pro-monarchy demonstrations in the Himalayan republic.

A political uproar erupted in Nepal when images of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were featured at a pro-monarchist rally supporting former King Gyanendra Shah. The incident sparked criticism and allegations of political manipulation,

An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport as he arrived from a tour of western Nepal.

A crowd in Kathmandu has urged a return of the monarchy in Nepal almost 17 years after the country became a republic.

Thousands of supporters have greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion

Protests in 2006 forced the king to give up his authoritarian rule, and two years later the parliament voted to abolish the monarchy.