When the Burmese Buddhist Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant, visited Nepal in 1967 he flew to Lumbini for a pilgrimage and said:…
Located at the heart of Bhaktapur in Taumadi, Nyatapola is the tallest temple in Nepal at 30 metres. This five-storey 18th century Malla-era…
Patan’s historic temple is not just being rebuilt, but restored to its pre-1934 look
Though the medium is oil on canvas, Mann Gurung employs only sepia tones in his paintings, evoking the era of old photographs. Indeed, his…
Panauti in 2013. Photo: PRASANT SHRESTHAThe 13-century town of Panauti has the ambience of a place that has been bypassed by history. The…
Four years after the earthquake, we Nepalis have got really good at playing victim
The annual Sindoor Jatra in Thimi has been observed with much fanfare. Devotees carried idols of different deities in 32 palanquins across the…
The Patan Museum is a must-visit among the draws of Kathmandu Valley: tastefully designed and informative, its curation is logical yet sensitive…
Of all the parts of Kathmandu Valley worst hit in the April 2015 earthquake was the historic town of Sankhu. But this is also where elected…
Rani Pokhari at the centre of Kathmandu awaits reconstruction. All photos: ALOK TULADHARThe 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 caused a tragic…
Communities in Kathmandu Valley’s historic towns have revived age-old traditions and craftsmanship to rebuild after every earthquake in the…
It has been nearly four years after the 2015 earthquake, and media reports about reconstruction of damaged buildings is mostly negative:…
Our text books and teachers are so boring, no one is enrolling to study Nepal’s diverse past
As the sun sets on 2018, Nepali Times takes you back to the most popular videos of the past year on its YouTube Channel, the ones that readers…
Three elderly people look up with wonder and reverence, palms pressed together at the Boudhanath stupa towering over them. Sonam Yangjung Lama,…
Until a few decades ago, the white dome of Boudha capped with its gilded tower and finial, and all-seeing eyes was so prominent it could be seen…
Ask a person in China about Nepal, and the answer is mostly that it is a happy Himalayan country of Buddhism and mountains. Justin Zhao and…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York presents ‘over 5,000 years of art spanning all cultures and time periods’ in its galleries, and for a…
At 7,193m Gurja Himal is not high by Himalayan standards, and is dwarfed by the rock and ice pyramid of Mt Dhaulagiri to the east. The mountain…
The West Seti Gorge on the traditional trade and pilgrimage route to Tibet is so scenic, it should be preserved as a World Heritage Site.…
Over the Tihar festival this month, while most people were busy worshipping crows, dogs and cows, an unusual group of people had gathered in a…
Tihar is right around the corner, but the festival of lights is not going to be a holiday for the Prajapatis of Bhaktapur. They are busy with…
Nepal’s mayors brainstorm about new ways to raise money to pay for services
Bhaktapur and Patan have begun training guides to prepare for a new influx of tourists
