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In pictures: Buddha statues protest
The decision by Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement to destroy two ancient giant Buddhas in the central province of Bamiyan has provoked mass demonstrations around the South Asia region.
Indian Buddhist monks were vocal in Calcutta
In Delhi, protesters were more contemplative
Hindu militants used the occasion to attack a traditional enemy
Nepalese protesters saw the act as "demonic"
Buddhists in Kandy staged a sit-down at Sri Lanka's holiest shrine...
...At which the younger generation was well represented
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