Group of Newar Merchants [People are gathered in front of a shop on the first floor of a substantial Newar-style building. Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of people are gathered in front of a shop on the first floor of a substantial Newar-style building. Kathmandu Valley.
Nepalese dancing girl. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a female dancer with band playing traditional instruments. The dancer is wearing traditional Newar clothing: parsi (a sari with many pleats), misālan (blouse fastened with cloth ties and gā (shawl) wrapped around her upper body. The headdress is worn for special events. The instruments, l...
[A copy of a photograph of Nepali officials.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a group of Nepali officials. All are unidentified but the person in the front row wearing a sash appears to be Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and the person to his left could be his brother, Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Chandra Shumsher became the 8th Rana prime minister in 1901 fo...
Prisoners outside jail, Katmundu, Nepal [A group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads. The men are shackled with leg irons. At the centre of the photograph there appears to be visitors, including a woman. The man in white in the upper right of the photograph is seated on the steps of the ...
View of a group of lepers on the banks of a river. A copy of a photograph probably taken at Khokana near Kathmandu. Khokana was established in 1857 for a member of the ruling Rana dynasty who had contracted the disease. The colony is still home to those suffering from leprosy (Hansen's disease).
Group of coolies, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a gathering of carriers and soldiers in a forested area with tents in the background. The woven bags and kharpans (woven baskets) and shoulder poles of the carriers are with the sitting group.
Temple, Nepal [The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View looking east, showing a numerous Shiva shrines as well as two of the buildings (sattals) within the complex. The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple is located on the hill directly east across the Bagmati River from the Pashupati Temple and along the pathway leading from the footbridges to the Mrigasth...