Young girl standing by bicycles
Young girl standing by bicycles
Betrawati, Nepal, Autumn 2000
House below Uttaragaya school that partially collapsed when a bus rumbled by
House below Uttaragaya school that partially collapsed when a bus rumbled by
Betrawati, Nepal, August 2000
The Gai Jatra festival in Betrawati
The Gai Jatra festival in Betrawati
Betrawati, Nepal, Gai Jatra, August 16th, 2000 २०५७ साउन ३२
Neighborhood children
Neighborhood children
Betrawati, late 2000
Vijaya Dashami, the 10th day of Dashain festival
Vijaya Dashami, the 10th day of Dashain festival
Betrawati, Saturday, October 7th, 2000
Rukmani and her family
Rukmani and her family
Betrawati, late-2002
Rukmani (seated, in front of her father) was one of my students at Uttergaya Secondary English Boarding School.
In this photo, she’s sitting in front of her home with her family.
(although her older brother Rajendra must’ve been off playing somewhere)
They appear to be making bowls out of leaves for a festival (perhaps Dashain).
I love the little namaste that her little brother Khancha is giving—so sweet.
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Rukmani
Betrawati, late-2002
Santosh
Santosh
Betrawati, late-2002
Santosh was my little brother in my host-family, and we enjoyed joking around. He once put a bit too much cheenee [sugar] into my dood-baht [rice with milk and sugar], and it became a bit of a running joke at dinner—with me miming him literally shoveling scoops of sugar onto my plate.
Santosh and his sister Barsha are real sweethearts.
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A visit to the Ram Sita temple
A visit to the Ram Sita temple
Betrawati, September 16th, 2015 – Teej
On her way home from collecting firewood, a woman stops by Betrawati’s Ram Sita temple.
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Children enjoying Teej
Children enjoying Teej
Betrawati, September 16th, 2015 – Teej
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Shoba dancing
Shoba dancing
Betrawati, September 16th, 2015 – Teej
Shoba has a shop next to the bridge,
where her one-year-old son is adored by all comers,
with smiling neighbors vying for a turn to hold him.
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A short video clip of Shoba dancing.