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Hitting the sweet spot this Tihar
The Rajkarnikar family has been running its confectionary shop in Patan for four generations
Giving all Nepalis a shot at the Covid vaccine
State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal
Khokana's Sikali festival
All photos: BIKRAM RAI & MONIKA DEUPALAWhile every household in Nepal is celebrating Dasain, the Newa community of the historic town of Khokhana…
Kathmandu Valley celebrates Gaijatra
Kathmandu Valley celebrates Gaijatra today even as the risk of COVID-19 looms over the capital. However, celebrations across Kirtipur, Bhaktapur…
Delayed Machindranath Festival resumes
Despite contradictory government directives about the Machindranath Chariot in Patan due to the COVID-19 crisis, the local community trust in…
The Day of the Holy Serpents
Chet Kumari Chitrakar, 65, uses wooden blocks to imprint the outline on paper, then infills them with colour. All photos: MONIKA DEUPALAThe…
Activists decry animal slaughter at Nepal temple
The cover of Nepali Times Issue 478 (27 Nov-3 Dec 2009)Mahagadimai Municipality of Bara district is preparing for an influx of millions of…
Film Southasia 2019
Film Southasia is held every two years, and in 2019 the theme of the festival of documentary films says it all: ‘Where the Mind Is Free’.…
Bhaktapur celebrates Gai Tihar
The third day of Tihar is Gai Tihar which celebrates cows. Cows are seen as a symbol of mother and nurture because they give nourishing milk.…
Creatures of Culture
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIAs befitting a country whose patron deity is The Lord of Animals, Nepal’s autumn festival cycle is about offering…
In an Animal Farm
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIGeorge Orwell wrote 1984 to warn us about tyranny perpetuated by fear, and Animal Farm to tell an allegorical tale…
Jazz returns to the 'Mandu
If it is October, it must be Dasain in Kathmandu. And it must be time for Surya Nepal Jazzmandu. This year, the 17th edition of the Kathmandu…
DASAIN ONCE MORE
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIIt is once more that time of year when Nepalis eat, drink, and make merry in family reunions. Dasain is what binds…
Prepping for Indra Jatra
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe late monsoon calendar in Kathmandu Valley is filled with festivals: there was Krishna’s birthday last week, then Rishi…
Women celebrate Tij
Hindu women celebrate Tij all over Nepal, wearing red saris, jingling red bangles and colorful ornaments. They sway to the beat of Tij songs, as…
Holi in Birganj
In Southern Nepal, the festival of colours begins with the burning of samat on the eve of Fagu Purnima. Samat consists of five different types…
Maha Shivaratri
As every year, Hindu devotees from all over the country and neighboring India have gathered to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple for the annual…
The making of Chaku
https://youtu.be/p93NbVY7gRcMakar Sankranti or the first day of the month of Magh is celebrated as an important festival by various ethnicities…
Chhath market in Biratnagar
Gudri area of Biratnagar is hosting a two-day market for Chhath, an important festival in Nepal's Tarai.The 200m road is closed and stalls of…
Break the fast with Qatar Airways’ Iftar meal
Qatar Airways passengers fasting during the holy month of Ramadan will be offered a nutritious Iftar meal box filled with healthy options to…