Tag: #heritage
Articles tagged with #heritage
YALA
New photobook is a must-have guide for visitors to Lalitpur, and also for residents
Dance like a deity
In a move away from the traditional mode where men perform female roles in religious dances, women are now being inducted in some performances
Repatriation for reconciliation
An international conference in Nepal hears how the return of stolen cultural artefacts can heal societies
Measuring climate impact on culture and heritage
Conversations on climate loss and damage must also consider the impact of climate breakdown on intangible assets
Ambica Shrestha (1933-2024)
The long and fearless life of a crusader for cultural preservation and women's rights in Nepal
Kathmandu’s gravity-defying chariot festival
The procession of Karunāmaya this week is full of hidden pragmatism and teachings of the Buddha
One night in Bhadgaon
Go to Bhaktapur for the Bisket Jatra chariot festival and stay overnight
Water for the ages
Kathmandu’s ancient water spouts provide more reliable supply than the $700 million Melamchi project
An archive of Nepali heritage
The Nepal Architecture Archive sets an example on how to preserve the country's cultural history
Expressing culture and nature in eco-art
All phtos: SUMAN NEPALITwenty-one acrylic portals on the crossroads of physical and spiritual worlds await visitors along an unassuming…
The delta of kāma
Photos: SUMAN NEPALIIn 1294 the crown princess of Banepa donated a shiva linga to the nearby principality of Panauti. A temple was built to…
Man of the Nepali renaissance
Satyamohan Joshi at his residence in Patan in 2012. All photos: DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHASatyamohan Joshi, who died on Sunday morning at age 103,…
Preserving Patan post-earthquake
All photos: THOMAS KELLYMuch of Kathmandu’s centuries-old architectural heritage was destroyed in 45 seconds on a Saturday afternoon in 2015.…
Carving out a heritage
ALL PHOTOS: SUMAN NEPALISeven years after the 2015 earthquake, temples in Kathmandu Darbar Square are slowly coming out of the scaffoldings.…
Painted walls and pieces of history
King Bhupatindra Malla as Vishwaroop with his queen Vishwa Laxmi in his arms in Bhaktapur’s 55-Window Darbar. On either side the vast mural…
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 history of heritage
The Taleju Temple of Patan with the Mulchok courtyard in 2019. Photo: NHDP.Seven years ago, on a particularly gloomy Saturday, the ground…
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…
Neighbourhoods save their shrines
The chiva in Bare Chuka, Pyapha was missing its finial and was in a poor condition. Last September, the Chiva Chaitya Organisation restored the…
The historic Kathmandu beneath our feet
Photo: AMIT MACHAMSIIn late December 2021, social and mainstream media in Nepal was abuzz with news of the discovery of a stone slab in Patan…
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…
Niels Gutschow leaves home
Niels Gutschow next to the 17th century wooden door added to the guest house. All photos: MONIKA DEUPALA"Welcome to my playground,” calls Niels…
Restoring a piece of Nepal’s history
Patan's Bhaidega temple was destroyed in the 1934 megaquake, and had just started to be rebuilt 82 years later when the 2015 diaster struck and…
Restoring rest houses to revive culture
Kirtipur rebuilds traditional rest stops to restore its ancient way of life, and boost the local economy