Sanjeev, Shankar, Sanam (all namaste’ing with their hands), Sujan, little Sabina, Durgadevi in red, little Sapana, Furku, Furba and Dipendra
Tupche, late 2002
Debaki playing by a wall
Betrawati, 2000
Siblings Bikram and Sirjana
Betrawati, October 2000
Sirjana, Bikram and others in front of their house
Betrawati, Summer of 2000
Closer up
Sirjana, Rojina and Bikram in front of their house
Betrawati, Summer of 2000
close up of Sirjana
close up of Rojina
close up of Bikram
Sushmeeta, Santosh and Santoshi by a stone wall
Betrawati, 2005
Kumar and Ajina behind a rock wall
Betrawati, 2005
A moment of quiet
Across from Manamaiju temple, Manamaiju, Kathmandu, Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Walking by Manamaiju temple this afternoon, I saw a boy to my left sitting quietly atop the remains of a brick wall. Absolutely noiseless, just breathing and looking out across a valley. I wondered, was his mind awash with thoughts, or peacefully quiet.
A few moments later, a mother and daughter walked by. They stopped and looked as well.
No one said a word. The mother held her daughter in front of her as they looked together.
It was the absolute picture of peace.
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Sarita, Raj-Kumar and Teelok
Kathmandu, Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
Walking back from Manamaiju, I spotted these three playing a game where they would stand atop the small brick wall, jump up and then kick a small rubber toy (imagine 30 small rubber-bands tied together, this is the toy). I believe they were trying for both distance and style points.
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On the road to Dadagaun
Kathmandu, May 2011
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