Every five years, the mass animal sacrifice in a tiny village in Nepal pits activists against devotees
Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAA market at Bhaktapur was doing brisk business on Saturday as people ignored physical distancing rules and flocked to buy…
KILLING FIELDS: Animal rights advocate Sneha Shrestha (above) feeding buffaloes the night before the slaughter. Activists tried unsuccessfully…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4YTxDqg2lA&feature=youtu.beDespite national and international outrage and a Supreme Court ruling against the…
All photos: MANISH PAUDELGadimai mela is going ahead on Tuesday as scheduled in the village of Bariyapur in Bara district of Nepal.Monday night…
Photos: SNEHA SHRESTHAThe village of Bariyapur in Nepal’s plains is getting ready for the Gadimai Mela despite national and international…
Photo: Kunda DixitDasain is here again, a festival of shopping, family reunions, feasting – and controversies. Fierce debates again rage online…
Diwakar ChettriLike all festivals in whichever religion, Dasain probably has its origins in pre-historic harvest rituals. The rains are over,…
