Sukuti:The Dry Meat Delicacy
There had been an animal sacrifice. The priest called in by the family had worshipped the buffalo in front of the shrine of the gods, smearing the head with vermillion...
There had been an animal sacrifice. The priest called in by the family had worshipped the buffalo in front of the shrine of the gods, smearing the head with vermillion...
For the ‘children’ of our extended, typically Newar family, we used to look forward to pujas (prayers) in Dashain and Tihar with eager anticipation. Our whole family would squeeze together...
It had been raining heavily as we walked down four kilometers of muddy road within Shivapuri National Park to Nagi Gompa, a small nunnery in Shivapuri Hill where nuns express...
A cool breezy evening, a gathering of close friends and family, a Newari feast. You are welcomed into the courtyard with smiles and pleasantries. You are beseeched to sit, make...