Prayers and ritual baths as Nepal ends quake mourning

Dressed all in white and with their heads shaved ,survivors of a Nepalese earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people ended 13 days of mourning Friday as the broken capital began picking up the pieces.

As authorities released figures showing nearly 300,000 homes were destroyed by the quake nationwide, mourners gathered around a Hindu temple in Kathmandu for a series of ceremonies that would conclude at dusk.