Unloading luggage from the ship at the dock of Marseilles, France during Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher J.B. Rana's trip to England in 1908. Dirgha Man Chitrakar, (in white trousers) is also seen in the photograph. Photographer unknown.
Bag Durbar as seen from atop the Dharahara. The complex to the south of the palace is the Central Prison. A sizeable portion of the Valley's food supply was grown on the fertile land along the Bagmati river.
Ihi, a ritual marring girls to the God. Newar girls are first married to the bel fruit known as ihi, and the second time to the sun. The third marriage is finally to a mortal human eing. This is to ensure that she never becomes a widow.
Ihi, a ritual marring girls to the God. Newar girls are first married to the bel fruit known as ihi, and the second time to the sun. The third marriage is finally to a mortal human eing. This is to ensure that she never becomes a widow.
Ihi, a ritual marring girls to the God. Newar girls are first married to the bel fruit known as ihi, and the second time to the sun. The third marriage is finally to a mortal human eing. This is to ensure that she never becomes a widow. The man in the center is Ganesh Man Chitrakar with his daug...
General Shanker Shamsher, the 7th son of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Rana was the great hunter in the Rana family. He is on an elephant during a hunting trip to Chitwan.
The steps leading to Swayambhu Mahachaitya. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most venerated and sacred Buddhist sites. Set on a hillock, west of Kathmandu City, it is reputedly the oldest settlement in the Kathmandu valley surrounded by several smaller shrines and temp...