Holi Purnima at Patan Durbar Square
Holi Purnima at Patan Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu, March 9th, 2020
Holi Purnima
Holi Purnima
Kathmandu, March 9th, 2020
Pratima, Annapurna, and Asha: two daughters with their mother
Pratima, Annapurna, and Asha: two daughters with their mother
Dhitalthok, Kathmandu, September 5th, 2018
Children from the Nursery class
Children from the Nursery class
Balaju, Kathmandu, September 5th, 2018
Sabitri at the window
Sabitri at the window
Balaju, Kathmandu, November 22nd, 2018
Students playing on top of a hill near Manamaiju Marg
Students playing on top of a hill near Manamaiju Marg
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31st, 2015
I saw these students as I passed a small, alternatively grassy and sandy hill near Anju’s sewing shop. They had been playing by climbing the hill and then running/tumbling-with-wild-abandon down one side of it.
From left to right, back to front they are:
Krishala,
Binita,
Dibya,
Prasamsa,
Shristy, and
Nabina (in front with OBEY hat)
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Malina and Nabina, bahini and didi
Malina and Nabina, bahini and didi
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, September 6th, 2018
I met Nabina about fifteen years ago; and her sister Malina a couple of years later, when Nabina would often carry her younger sibling around.
A younger Nabina holding a younger Malina.
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Nirmala and Sabitri
Nirmala and Sabitri
Balaju, Kathmandu, September 5th, 2018
Nirmala and Sabitri both teach Classes 1, 2 and 3 at the Niharika Shishu Kunja High School located near the Bais Dhara (22 water spouts) at Balaju Park.
Extra: Photo Kathmandu
Extra: Photo Kathmandu
Patan, November 6th, 2015
Right now there is a fantastic outdoor photography exhibit in Patan called Photo Kathmandu. There are over twenty displays of photos, some taken just after the first earthquake in April, other photos taken a generation ago.
I love this exhibit. Since the photos are mostly hung up outdoors—literally on the walls of the neighborhood buildings—it is open and welcoming to all. People walk by in their daily routine and a photo catches their eye and they stop to look. A grandmother and grandfather walk by the "A Democratic Awakening" display, and get in close to look at the large black and white photos. For one of the exhibits, a friendly volunteer shows you through a small door and suddenly you are in the photographer Juju Bhai Dhakhwa’s actual house; you see the photos he took of his wife and children, and standing there saying welcome is one of his sons, now grown.
I cannot say enough good things about this exhibition that has been put together.
And all this while you are walking the beautiful streets of Patan, a city of brick and fantastic temples awash in history.
If you happen to be in Nepal right now, please take an afternoon to go visit the Photo Kathmandu exhibits in Patan. It goes through November 9th, and it's fantastic.
(below are some photos from a few of the exhibits)
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