Pasang Lama: Tea Maker

Home from Home: Pasang Lama has been selling tea in a portable stall at Basantapur, Kathmandu, for the past six years to eke out a living. The 27-years-old woman from Huseni, Kavre sells tea twice a day- from 5:30 in the morning and 4-8 in the evening. Initially, she uses to ply momo business with the support of her husband. After police banned roadside stalls inside the Basantapur area, a move aimed at protecting the Kathmandu Durbar Square, she had to shut up shop. She says selling momo is profitable than selling tea. Despite several ups and downs, she is happy with her present daily earning between Rs. 4m000 and Rs 5,000. The Happy-go-lucky lady is all smiles that she is not a busy bee, as her business allows her to take rest during daytime. She has many cool customers who regularly come to sip tea every morning. Pasang lives in a rented room near Basantapur with her husband and two daughters.

Optimist Thuli Tamang

Thuli Tamang 48yrs from Dashinkali sell Laligurans at Ason, Kathmandu on Sunday morning. 3 February 2013. She earns 400 hundreds, rupees selling a basket of Laligurnas (National flower of Nepal) which she plucks the day before from the forest of Dashainkali. Thuli Tamang is one among so many hardworking women of Nepal who believes in positive change in the country.

Traditional Music and Youths

A group of youths from Bhawan Bahal preforming traditional music 'Dhimey' at Basantapur, Kathmandu on Tuesday 23 Oct 2012.

Butter lamps for Seto Machindranath

The Seto (white) Machindranath, resides at Ason, Kathmandu 31 March 2012. Hindu and Buddist devotees from the ethnic Newar community offering butter lamps to Seto Machindranath.

Every year Seto Machindranath Rath Jatra on Chaitra Sukla Aastami Machindranath is carried up to Jamal Tindhara in the small chariot to put in the big chariot which is then pulled around core city of Kathmandu like Ason, Hanumandhoka, Jaisideval ,Lagan. The first day chariot is pulled up to Ason , in next day up to HamumanDhoka and in third day it will reach Lagan where it is pulled around the tree(Maa Seema) and the temple of mother of Seto Machindranath then after one two days Seto Machindranata is carried back to its temple at Jana Bahal in small Chariot. The Jatra continue till Purinima.

Marijuana Madness

There are many crazy aspects of Maha Shiva Ratri festival in kathmandu and on that very day devotees and non-devotees (especially youths) freely indulge in smoking intoxicating substances such as marijuana and bhang. Smoking marijuana is not legal but that day one can feel it's legal. Many youths take these intoxicants in the belief that it pleases Lord Shiva for he too is said to be fond of it. Thus marijuana is taken as prasad, holy food blessed by the Gods. Likewise many eager tourists flocks around the temple complex of the Ram Janaki Mandir across the Bagmati river opposite to the main temple complex of Pashupatinath lingering around sadhus and babas in the hope for some prasad from them.

Quest for Street Photography at SCC

Quest for 'Street Photography'is a venture School of Creative Communications (SCC) explores along with 18 participants of Photography Workshop Batch XVIII that concludes today (November 1, 2011). Motive behind this venture is to help workshop participants to gain confidence and first-hand knowledge on pursuing street photography. These are some pictures I was able to capture during the workshop XVIII, while I help them take better street photos.

Culture and People

Reflecting the Past: I am not sure what this old man has in mind while I photographed him this morning at Ason but I am sure the lifestyle he enjoy is fast changing.

Different parade of life and culture. Harmony we keep is what makes us unique and allow us to feel proud of being Nepali.

An elderly women feed pigeons at Seto Machindranath Temple near Ason, Kathmandu. Going temple morning and feeding pigeon is a daily chore for many elderly people like this women.

Graffiti For Saraswati

Devotees including Children amuses themselves in writing wall of Saraswait Temple in kathmandu while celebrating Shreepanchami festival February 8, 2011. Especially children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the Goddess Saraswati temple in the belief that the goddess of education Saraswati will help them excel in education

Hot Cake of Maghe Sangranti

Various kind of yam being sold at Ason Chok on Thursday morning, Kathmandu. Intake of Yam is must during Maghe Sankranti. Maghe Sankrati is observed at the beginning of the holy month of Magh. It is customary to take holy dips at river confluence, perform worship at various shrines and take yam and 'chaku' as special food items on this occasion.

The belief goes that eating such items as ghee and Chaku, sesame seed candy, vegetables and yam, and giving them away in charity on this day after taking a holy dip helps one become healthier.








Hindus in Nepal, India and Sikkim also observe this day as 'Makar Sankranti' as it marks the sun's journey Northwards.