After King Gyanendra exited the palace in 2008, the number of Chirs raised in Basantapur Durbar Square, a World Heritage Site, fell by half to two from four. Before kings exited the palace ...

The morning sun illuminates the intricate stone bricks of Durbar Square ... The nine-story Basantapur Tower is not just a building; it's Nepal's cultural DNA. This mid-18th-century pagoda-style ...

Holi festivities kicked off in Nepal on Friday with the ancient Chir tradition -sacred bamboo Chir was upraised at the Basantapur Durbar Square ... another at Mohan Chowk inside the Hanumandhoka ...