Men and boys watch the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on the main street of Jumla Bazaar. Most Jumla people considered the king a divine reincarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. Jumla, 1978.
Pilgrims worship the large Shiva lingam at Kailash Hill, showering it with rice and other offerings during the festival of Bala Chaturdasi, when families make pilgrimage to honor deceased family members. Pashupatinath temple grounds, Kathmandu, 1988.
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A sick man is portered from his village to the hospital at Khadbhari, over two days’ walk away. Arun Khola, Sankhuwasabha district, 1987.
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A Newar father and son manufacture bricks from wet clay during the winter season at brickyards near Bhaktapur. The bricks are set out to dry in the winter air before being baked in the kilns. Kathmandu Valley, 1987.
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The sadhu Shyam Puri Naga Baba visits Pagalananda Baba's aghori dhuni (sacred fire) at the ghats, the place of funeral cremations. Aghori sadhus, followers of Shiva, live and practice rituals at these charnel. Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, 1987.
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5 A boy visits his sannyasi grandparents at the Manakamana Ashram. Sannyasi at the ashram depend on the generosity of visitors or family members for their daily sustenance. Southern Sankuwaswaba district, 1986.
