Our collective duty
As 3rd of November 2016 draws near, the light in the first floor room of the Degu Taleju temple stays on for longer than usual. The said...
As 3rd of November 2016 draws near, the light in the first floor room of the Degu Taleju temple stays on for longer than usual. The said...
The perfume I earlier associated with temples has changed into smell. It isn’t the smell of devotion anymore; it is a stench of disintegrating organic matters. Nostalgia is not...
Rebuilding lost heritage will take time. The need of the hour is how we safeguard what we have and what we have salvaged after the quake. Like most of...
Juggling between conserving heritage and the need for modernization is by no means a small feat. Concerned citizens, organizations and even the government is doing their best to preserve it...
For Tej Muni Bajracharya and many residents of Bubahal in Patan, the evenings of the month that follows Dashain are bhajan nights; as are the evenings when the Gunla procession...
Our highways are littered with tiny eateries catering to travelers of all walks of life. But, more often than not, they tend to be places that are best avoided. Here,...
Dharma Ratna Shakya solemnly looks around the ornately decorated temple complex of Hiranyavarna Mahavihar. The Golden Temple’s guthi (the religious trust set up to manage and ensure the smooth running...
Every Thursday morning, Hiranya Devi goes to pray to the wish fulfill-ing goddess, Manakamana Mai. About her person, she has some pedas and couple of laddus (local sweets) which she...
The Deception Point The temple complex in Bhagwan Bahal, just a stones throw away from the bustling hubbub of Thamel, ‘looks’ like any normal temple populating Kathmandu. It...
You don’t say! Out of hundreds of Ganesh shrines in the Valley, the one just in front of Banglamukhi temple in Patan is very special. Instead of a...
There’s no escaping him. He’s on T-shirts, printed on gift items, souvenirs and such-like. He’s even on the tube, splashed on the screens. He’s brushed on canvas, etched...
Sitting on the corner of the main temple complex, a pundit baje scans for an unadorned forehead.Any forehead without a tika is a business opportunity. Like numerous other bajes...