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.

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),

Nearly 10,000 crowded the streets outside Kathmandu International Airport, where Shah landed in a chartered jet after 2 months away in Pokhara.

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 attend pro-monarchy rally at airport as ex-king returns to the capital from the country’s west.

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

Thousands of pro-monarchists on Sunday hit the streets of Kathmandu to welcome the former King Gyanendra Shah upon his arrival from Pokhara. The former King was welcomed by supporters from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and pro-monarchy organizations who chanted slogans against the existing political system.

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