KATHMANDU, June 27: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has launched a signature campaign in support of its detained party President Rabi Lamichhane. On Friday, the party set up solidarity booths at 13 ...

A tourist has her face covered in colored powder during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

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.

Masked dancers wearing the masks of Hindu deities perform in the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept 17, 2024, during the Indra Jatra ...

Nepal on Thursday observed the day of "Phulpati," the seventh day of fortnightly festival of Dashain when a palanquin arrived at Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar. Both ...

A crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddhi Baithak, Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Photo: Joseph Gaye, 1888-1892. Albumen Print, 155 x 105 mm. British Library, Photo 1424/3(17 ...

Fig.1. A crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddhi Baithak, Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Taken by Joseph Gaye, 1888-1892.

A palanquin filled with flowers and customary offerings, known as Phulpati, has made its way from Gorkha Durbar to the Basantapur Durbar Square Dashain Ghar. The Gorkha Durbar, once a Royal Palace ...

Heritage buildings in Durbar Square were reduced to rubble, with exquisite wooden statues buried and scattered over a wide area. “Kathmandu valley was still shrouded in the dust from the quake ...