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Issue 19 | June 2003

The 3rd Great Himalayan Volkswagen Beetle Rally 2003

May 10th 2003 was a sunny Saturday morning as 38 Volkswagen Beetles (also referred to as bugs) and around twenty Enfield motorcycles gathered at the Birendra International Convention Center in...

Khokana: Mustard Oil Town

Khokana: Mustard Oil Town

“It will not be expected that I should be able to describe, or even to enumerate, all the towns and villages of this valley…. I shall content myself, therefore, with...

A Tale of Two Galleries

A Tale of Two Galleries

Gallery Nine The idea of starting a gallery had rattled around Kathmandu photographer Mani Lama’s head for years. When he rented space for his darkroom and studio off of a...

Rato Machhindranath Rides Again !

Rato Machhindranath Rides Again !

Rato Machhindranath Rath Jatra, the chariot ride of Red Machhindranath, combines all the elements of a Cecile B. DeMille epic circa 1950: a colorful cast of thousands, towering religious vehicles...