27 March - 2 April 2015 #751

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The wheels of life

GOPEN RAI

A man sacrificing a lamb at the wheels of the Rato Machendranath chariot on Thursday in Lalitpur. Every 12 years, the structure and wheels of the chariot of the rain god are constructed from new timber. The pre-monsoon festival begins next month.

From our archives

A Hindu monarch in Hindustan

27th June 2002
The Indians are going to use the royal visit to size up King Gyanendra.
CK LAL

Sagarmatha National Park

27th June 2002
Its 50 years since the first ascent of Mt Everest. And its 25 years since the Royal Sagarmatha National Park was set up.
LHAKPA SHERPA

Back at Sundarijal >50

25th December 2003
"Prison is a relief."

100 years of Nepal-Nippon

25th December 2003
One hundred years ago, Nepals Rana rulers were so impressed by Japans process of modernisation that they looked upon it as a role model.
KUMAR BASNET in TOKYO