Camp on Hills, Katmundu, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a camp on the hills, Katmundu, Nepal. Seen in the middle of the photograph is Mary Gaye, wife of the photographer, and their son Arthur, with attendants to the left holding the reins of two ponies.
[A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west. The Hanuman Dhoka takes its name from the statue of Hanuman, Rama's monkey devotee who embodies heroism and intellectual excellence with unwavering devotion to God. The doorway in turn gives its name to the whole Kathmandu palace co...
[The gravestone of Henry Gaye in the British Cemetery in Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a gravestone of Henry Gaye in the British Cemetery in Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Henry was the 12th individual to be buried in the cemetery. This image is the earliest known photograph of the cemetery although it only shows Henry's gravestone and the fields behind with two waiting horse...
[Linge ping, a bamboo and rope swing constructed for the Dashain (Moshani for Newars) festival.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a swing, there is man on the left holding some of Joseph Gaye's photographic equipment and standing beside a pony. Linge ping, a bamboo and rope swing constructed for the Dashain (Moshani for Newars) festival. Dashain falls from late-September to mid-October and is Nepal's longest (15 day...