Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Terraces of rice are planted at the foot of the mountains in Kathmandu Valley.The mountain tops are hidden behind clouds.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Squash vines grow and bloom diagonally across the front of this house sitting close to the road in this village in Kathmandu Valley. A woman with a baby in her …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

A porter walks past a house sitting within terraced rice fields. Squash vines grow and bloom across and up the pile of corn drying near the house. Nepalese porters often …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Rice fields surround the ancient city of Kathmandu


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Chile peppers are laid out to dry on mats near a well in Bhakatapur.



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Young women dance while others watch at the Teej festival in Kathmandu. Women in the traditional red saris celebrate Teej‚ the festival of Hindu women‚ at the Pashupatinath area. The …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Women participate in ritual bathing in the Bagmati river at the Father's Day Festival in Gokarna, Nepal.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

A porter poses for a photo amidst rice paddies in rural Nepal. Nepalese porters often carry over 100 pounds of goods from village market to village market. They walk barefoot …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Three girls sit and talk to a seller of yarns. Yarn is collected on a skein winder nearby. An old model car is parked on the flagstones nearby.