http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2008/oct/oct02/news09.php
In his first public appearance since the declaration of republic, former King Gyanendra visited a shrine of a Hindu religious sect in Bhaktapur on Thursday.
Speaking briefly to journalists after visiting Shyama Shyam Dhama in Thimi, Bhaktapur, the ex-King said he wanted peace in the country. He also said wished for a peaceful festival (Dashain) for Nepali people. He, however, dodged political questions.
He stayed there for nearly an hour when he met Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, the leader of the Hindu sect. It was not known what transpired during the meeting, but the ex-King is known to have gone there to receive blessings from the Indian god-man.
He had left Nargarjuna 'palace', his new home in the middle of a forest in the northwestern suburb of Kathmandu, at 11am, without security escort.
Gyanendra has lived a reclusive life ever since he moved to Nagarjuna palace on June 11 after the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a federal democratic republic on May 28 this year. nepalnews.com mk Oct 02 08
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