Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
At Kharikobot (the tree under which the Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher read out their proclamaitons, in existence until the 1960s) in Tundikhel. Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher, in the presence of His Majesty King Tribhuvan announces the emancipation of slave on 28 November 1924.
Durbar Square Kathmandu before World War I, as can be seen from the uniforms of the Gurkha soldiers. The background shows Kumari Temple, which houses the Living Goddess. On the left are European style buildings of the Ranas belonging to the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, Mulki Khana and Gaddhi Ba...