Tag: #culture
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Where culture meets ecology
Reverence and traditional practices have helped preserve valuable wetland ecosystems in the Himalaya
Measuring climate impact on culture and heritage
Conversations on climate loss and damage must also consider the impact of climate breakdown on intangible assets
Culture cannot be an afterthought
Heritage and culture have been shunted from one ministry to another for 40 years, no one quite seems to know where to put them
Everest's natural heritage on canvas
Photos: LITTLEBIGA painting of Mt Everest could have only been unveiled on Everest Day 29 May at the iconic Hotel Everest View in Syangboche.The…
The tug of tradition
Photos: AMIT MACHAMASI.Prem Lal Shilpakar of in Bhaktapur was eleven when he first worked on the chariot for the ancient Biska Jatra. The…
The light of feet
How does it shape women who belong to communities where they are not expected to dance?
Boasting while pretending not to
We are not fooling anyone with humble bragging, fake modesty doesn’t win any friends
Creation to destruction, then revival
The ancient town of Panauti is preparing for its once-in-12-years Makar Mela this month, a festival that dates back 1,000 years. Despite the…
Kathmandu’s passage of time in photos
The mustard fields of Chobhar have been turned into an amusement park. All photos: SCOTT FAIIANepal is known the world over for its majestic…
Feel angry? Read this.
Archaic patriarchal beliefs will persist for years but you can't let negative emotions consume you
Kathmandu Valley’s Nil Barahi Dyo Pyakhan
A dancer impersonating Goddess Nil Barahi at the festival. All photo: SAURAV THAPA SHRESTHAMore than 500 years after they were first performed,…
Long live tradition
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALATraditionally, the average lifespan of a Nepali used to be 40-45. Child mortality rate was high, and very few people…
Long live tradition
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALATraditionally, the average lifespan of a Nepali used to be 40-45. Child mortality rate was high, and very few people…
Patan’s dance of the deities
All photos: SANU RAJA MAHARJANTraditionally celebrated with much vigour and enthusiasm, the Kartik Nach performance in Patan Durbar, revived to…
With temples locked up, Nepalis improvise
A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani MaharjanFor decades, Dhanamaya Singh…
Walkabout with Anil: Indra Jatra
Kathmandu wards off evil spirits
Photos: Hari Bhakta Dangol and Bikram RaiKathmandu Valley celebrated the Gathemuga festival on Sunday by setting fire to effigies of demons,…
Khokana and Bungamati strive to save heritage
The 2015 earthquake forced the twin towns to balance tradition with modernity as they rebuild
The love of lapsi
Nepalis cannot get enough of this versatile wild fruit
Replicating Nepal’s stolen gods
It is difficult to get western museums to return trafficked deities, so Nepalis are making copies of the missing statuary
Thimi’s urban tissue
In this impressively detailed and visually arresting study, Mohan Pant makes a convincing scholarly case for why social and cultural traditions…
Yomari Punhi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGvvnK0tsQ&feature=youtu.beA popular Newari festival observed every year during the December full moon, Yomari…
Bel Bibaha
Girls from the Newa community in Nepal get married at least three times in their lifetime. The first ceremony called Bel Bibaha (‘Ihi’) is where…
Chhath Parva
Photos: BIKRAM RAI AND MONIKA DEUPALAChhath is an important festival in Nepal’s Tarai plains dedicated to the Sun God and his sister Chhathi…