Negotiation between economic and political power of various communities is a reality in mythologyThere are hundreds of guthis across Nepal, just as there are hundreds of tharavads across Kerala, indicating a continuity of culture. Even ...
Why gamble on diwali?Mythical accounts abound of how Parvati would pay nocturnal visits to her temples to play dice. One such story is set in Kathmandu, where P...
Nepal’s living goddess, devotees were unscathed by earthquakeIf there is anything that earthquake hasn't changed in the devastated Basantpur Durbar Square, it's the daily worship of Kumari, Nepal's li...