Hindu pilgrims, on arduous trek, among Nepal's missing

Among the hundreds still missing on Nepal's border with China are Hindus from India and beyond, participating in a journey of devotion to a sacred mountain

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/5472x3648!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Ffb%2F0529812d4d6c87e0bf134d54e623%2Fap26243095020802.jpg' alt='A drone view shows a major section of Pasang Lhamu highway washed away along swollen Trishuli river by recent flash floods cutting off Rasuwa district from Nuwakot area, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.'/><p>Among the hundreds still missing on Nepal's border with China are Hindus from India and beyond, participating in a journey of devotion to a sacred mountain</p><p>(Image credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-141349' />