Photo Essays
1 MIN READ
A journey to Surma Sarovar.
The Surma Saravor Jatra is a six day-long festival celebrated every even years of the Nepali calendar by the people of Darchula’s Ghajir and Chetti villages. This year, 10-16 August, photographer Kishor Maharjan following the bire, those men making the arduous pilgrimage in the footsteps of the goddess Surma Devi, from their villages to the Surma Sarovar lake in Bajhang.
COMING SOON: Kishor Maharjan’s short essay explaining the pilgrimage!
All photos by Kishor Maharjan
Perspectives
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Opinions
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Supporting the Black Lives Matter movement goes hand in hand with actively dismantling the caste system
News
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Oli’s conspicuous silence on the recent Dalit lynching is disconcerting, to say the least
Opinions
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Features
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Interviews
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Writing journeys
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COVID19
Perspectives
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The world’s largest missionary movement cannot be blamed exclusively for its role in the Covid19 pandemic
