Certificate of Participation issued by Chiva Chaitya organisation which is engaged in the preservation of Buddhist stupas.
Topics: Nepal Lipi, Nepal Sambat, Kathmandu
Siddhi Das Chowk at the crossing between Bhotahiti and Ratna Park in Kathmandu. There is a statue of Great Poet Siddhi Das Mahaju, aka Amatya (1867 - 1929 AD) on the traffic island. Bir Hospital can be seen in the background.
Topics: statue, hospital, street
Ratna Mandala dedication message and mantras.
Topic: Newar Buddhism
Wedding invitation card printed on lokta paper by letterpress.
Topics: marriage, Prachalit Nepal Lipi, Nepal Sambat
Collection of letters written by a Kathmandu housewife to her merchant husband in Kalimpong in 1955.
Topics: trade, Lhasa, caravan
Photos of Gokarna Temple and premises on the ourskirts of Kathmandu in circa 2011.
Topics: Newar architecture, pagoda, statues
Stone statue of Buddhist saint Manjushree at Chobhar, Kirtipur. It is 33 feet tall and was inaugurated in Nepal Sambat 1139 (2019 AD).
Topics: Kathmandu Valley, lake
Certificate awarded with the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu medal by King Birendra of Nepal, dated Paush 14, 2055 Bikram Sambat (December 29, 1998).
Topics: decoration, medal, Narayan Hiti Royal Palace
Invitation to join New Year Rally on the occasion of Nepal Sambat 1125 (November 13, 2004).
Topics: New Year's Day, ephemera
Religious text in Sanskrit language and Nepal Lipi.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, handwritten
Journal entry showing the payroll for the month of Shrawan 2019 Bikram Sambat (1962 AD).
Topics: driver, conductor, cleaner, gatekeeper, checker
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Buddhist stupa bearing the name of architect engineer Jogbir Sthapit at Swayambhu. The inscription shows the date Nepal Sambat 1020 (1900 AD).
Topics: Swayambhu, chaitya
Annual magazine published by religious music society Asan Bajan Guthi of Kathmandu.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Swayambhu, Nepalese literature
Brochure containing bios of the six recipients of Hapaa Sirapa award for their achievements in the fields of language, social service, culture and music for Nepal Sambat 1132 (2012 AD): Dipak Ratna Tuladhar, Ashok Kumar Shrestha, Bhrigu Ram Shrestha, Tara Bir Singh Tuladhar, Sugat Das Tuladhar and Tej Ratna Kansakar.
Topics: ephemera, Nepal Lipi
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Decommissioned fire engines in Kathmandu including Morris and Dennis machines made in England.
Topics: Dennis, Morris, fire truck
Gate adorned with sacred paintings in the old city wall around Kirtipur.
Topics: Kirtipur, Kipuli
List of guests invited to a feast to celebrate the marriage of Karuna Ratna Tuladhar with Hira Shobha Tamrakar in Nepal Sambat 1067 (1947 AD). Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: handmade lokta paper, street address, Newar culture
Building of Durbar High School in Kathmandu, established in 1854, before it was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake.
Topics: school, student
Rani Pokhari (Nhu Pukhu) and the temple in circa 2013 before it was destroyed by the 2015 earthquake and rebuilt. The pond was built by King Pratap Malla of Kathmandu (riding on elephant with his sons) in Nepal Sambat 790 (1670 AD) as per the stone inscription at its north-west corner.
Topics: stone elephant, pond, clock tower
Throne of the Malla kings and statues at Yala Durbar, Lalitpur.
Topics: Newar architecture, Newar art, jwala nhaykan, sinhamu
Chariot of Bodhisattva Aryavalokitesvara (Janabaha Dya, Karunamaya, Seto Machhendranath) being assembled at Jamal, Kathmandu for the annual procession through the city, circa 1990s..
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Bajrayana Buddhism, Nepalese culture
Stone inscription at Dhalasiko Baha sacred courtyard, Asan, Kathmandu dated Nepal Sambat 1021 (1901 AD) about the establishment of a stupa.
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Topics: Newar Buddhism, Newar architecture, Nepalalipi
Annual magazine published by religious music society of Asan, Kathmandu.
Topics: Gunla, Newar Buddhism, Nepalese literature
Exhibition of statues of Dipankar Buddha and paubha scroll paintings during Swanya Punhi (Buddha Jayanti), circa 1955.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Bahidya, Newar art
Cash memo of Ratna Press from 1970.
Topics: printing press, ephemera, letterpress, bill
Stone inscription at Namura (Namobuddha) about the construction of a resthouse by a Manandhar donor of Kathmandu, dated Nepal Sambat 1065? (1945 AD).
Topics: stupa, Mahasattva
Nepalese silver coins known as "mohar" issued in the name of the Malla kings bore inscriptions in Nepal Lipi and were dated in Nepal Sambat.
Topics: silver coin, money
Invitation to the inauguration of the statues of Nisthananda Bajracharya, Siddhidas Amatya, Jagat Sundar Malla, Yogbir Singh Kasa and Prem Bahadur Kasa at Kel Tol, Kathmandu on July 16, 2022/
Topic: ephemera
Statement of accounts sent to Ghorashar, Lhasa from the business office in Calcutta registered as Sahu Pushpa Sunder Kularatna at Upper Chitpure Road. The statement refers to rail, mule and postal charges for goods sent to Lhasa through Kalimpong and Phari. Strips of paper 3.65 inches wide were pasted at the ends to form a scroll 5 feet long.
Topics: caravan, Tibet, rubber stamp
Bus/truck tyre tube came packaged in a cloth bag.
Topic: cloth bag
Silver medallions commemorating Nepal Bhasa luminaries and events. Issued by Jhee Durga Lal Hane Gwasa Khala, Nepal Bhasa Misa Khala, Sthapit Society and Bhintuna Guthi, Kathmandu
Topics: poet, writer, paleographer, Nepal Lipi
Wedding invitation printed on lokta paper sent out by the Sthapit family.
Topics: ephemera, marriage, Ranjana script
A sand painting of the Buddha created as part of the death rituals for Hira Shobha Tuladhar (1929 - 2022). The mandala is made on the third day after death. It is kept covered with a brass basin which is removed when worship is performed. On the fourth day, 108 butter lamps are placed around it and lighted. On the fifth day, a worship is held. On the seventh day, another worship is held and the mandala is destroyed.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Newar art
Painting of Namura (Namobuddha) Stupa in Kabhre district, Nepal, ca 1960s. Prem Lal Manandhar (1910 - 1972) was an artist and music guru.
Topics: Newar art, Newar Buddhism
A story from the past lives of the Buddha translated from the Nepal Bhasa by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar. The book contains the Nepal Bhasa original and an English translation, and is illustrated with pictures from a scroll painting.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Namura, Namobuddha
News stories in the government newspaper The Rising Nepal published from Kathmandu dated August 9 and 15, 1997.
Topics: The Rising Nepal, daily newspaper, Khwapa
Karuna Ratna Tuladhar was the registered proprietor of Nepal Transport Service. He is shown here in his driving licence photograph dated 1963, and with his wife Hira Shobha Tuladhar (1929 - 2022) in 1964.
Topics: portrait, family photograph
Arya Namsangiti Stotra by Purna Man Bajracharya of Kirtipur.
Topics: hymn, devotional song, Newar Buddhism
Annual magazine published by religious music society of Asan, Kathmandu. Rotating elder: Sushil Man Tuladhar.
Topics: Gunla, Newar Buddhism, Nepalese literature
Voter slip and proxy form for election of executive committee of Shree Digukhya Guthi, lineage society of the Tuladhars of Kathmandu.
Topics: Asan, guthi
Scenes from the Nepal Bhasa drama "Kisi Nyaimha Madan Man" (Elephant Buyer Madan Man) performed in Kathmandu in 1985. Produced by Sahalaha. Photos courtesy: Amesh Bajracharya.
Topics: Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bansha Acharya, play, theatre
Photo of Nepal Bhasa author Mathura Sayami.
Topics: story writer, Panga
Samples of fabrics manufactured by Horrockses, Miller and Co of Preston, Lancashire, Britain, circa 1950s. The main inventory at Ghorashar, Lhasa consisted of textiles which were procured in Kolkata.
Topics: mercerised poplin, swatch, cloth
Buddhist courtyard of Tabahal in Lalitpur, Nepal.
Topics: pagoda, statue, Newar art, Buddhist temple
Temple of Buddhist deity Shristikanta Lokesvara Nala Karunamaya in Nala, Kabhrepalanchok district, Nepal.
Topics: Buddhist temple, Newar art, Bodhisattva
Gold plated Ratna Mandal donated to the old monastery at Swayambhu by the Tuladhar family of Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu in Nepal Sambat 1048 (1928 AD). The inscription on the base: (Line 1) ... बुद्ध धर्मेभ्यः संघे भ्य श्वत थैवच ॥ निर्यात यामि भावेन संपूर्ण रत्न मण्डलं ॥ ॥ सं १०४८ माघ शुदि १५ रो १ स (Line 2) श्री ३...
Topics: Buddhism, ritual object, Newar art
A comic book that tells the story of a fish that fell in Asan market square in Kathmandu in legendary times.
Topics: graphic novel, Nepalese literature, Nepal Bhasa literature
Notice published in Sandhya Times daily newspaper dated March 22, 2013 expressing happiness at the issuance of a postage stamp honouring the founders of Nepal Transport Service by the Nepal government.
Topics: postage stamp, newspaper
Stone sculptures of assorted deities installed in the rest hall of the old monastery at Swayambhu.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, stone carvings, Newar art
Swayambhu Mahachaitya or the great stupa of Swayambhu looks over Kathmandu from the top of a hillock. The last major renovation of the stupa was done in 1921.
Topics: Buddhism, Newar Buddhism, architecture
Trade inquiry dated July 13, 1962 sent by Eastern Exporters Industrial Corporation of Bombay about Tibetan sheep wool.
Topics: letter, Ghorashar, Lhasa, Kathmandu
School building of Jagat Sundar Bwonekuthi Secondary School, Chagal, Kathmandu.
Topics: school, Nepal Bhasa
Portrait of Bhikshu Mahanam Mahasthavir, Buddhist monk and Nepal Bhasa author.
Topics: Theravada, author, Kathmandu, Dharmadoot
These photos of Kathmandu were taken a few days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25, 2015.
Topics: earthquake, streets
Annual magazine published by religious music society of Asan, Kathmandu. Rotating elder: Amitambh Tuladhar.
Topics: Gunla, Newar Buddhism, Nepalese literature
Document related to Bicha Guthi (condolence society) of the Tamrakars showing list of members, mostly from Pigan Nani, Maru, Kathmandu.
Topics: Newar society, Newar culture
A poem in praise of one's mother.
Topics: poem, poetry
Cover of Nepal Bhasa Buddhist music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Buddhist hymn, devotional song
Ticket to a charity show of the film Panbati
Topics: cinema, ephemera
Tuladhar family gives alms to Newar Buddhist priests at Chibha Chuka, Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu in front of an image of Dipankar Buddha.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Newar society
Photos and papers of Hira Shobha Tuladhar, née Tamrakar (1929 - 2022).
Topics: Newar society, photo, portrait
Guest list for an unspecified event of the Tuladhar extended family of Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu, circa 1940s. Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, street address, personal name, handmade lokta paper, Nepal Mandala
Guest list for an unspecified event of the Tuladhar extended family of Dhalasiko, Kathmandu, circa 1940s. Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, street address, personal name, handmade lokta paper, Nepal Mandala
List of the Tuladhar extended family members of Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu and employees who were each given a gift of a gold coin as a pious act, dated Bikram Sambat 1986 (March 1930). Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, street address, personal name, handmade lokta paper, Nepal Mandala
Guest list for an unspecified event of the Tuladhar extended family of Dhalasiko, Kathmandu, circa 1940s. Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, street address, personal name, handmade lokta paper, Nepal Mandala
List of guests invited to a feast by Dhan Maya Tuladhar of Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu to celebrate the completion of Tisa Bicha (taking care of sacred jewellery) Buddhist ceremony at Swayambhu, dated Bikram Sambat 2003 Chaitra (March 18, 1947). Part of Dhalasiko Lists.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, street address, personal name, handmade lokta paper, Nepal Mandala
List of wedding gifts of Hira Shobha Tamrakar of Maru Kathmandu dated March 11, 1947. According to Newar social tradition, a bride's wedding gifts are her exclusive property and the husband has no rights on them.
Topics: list, wedding, marriage, Newar culture, Kathmandu, Nepal
List of wedding gifts of Karna Maya Tuladhar of Asan Dhalasiko, Kathmandu dated Sillaga 10, Nepal Sambat 1053 (February 1933). Part of Dhalasiko Lists. According to Newar social tradition, a bride's wedding gifts are her exclusive property and the husband has no rights on them.
Topics: Newar culture, Newar Buddhism, Nepal Mandala
Aerogramme letter sent by Sesi Chyam in Kalimpong to Karuna Ratna Tuladhar in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kalimpong in West Bengal, India was the staging point for mule caravans to Tibet.
Topics: Ghorashar, Tuladhar, Kalimpong, Kathmandu, Lhasa, mule caravan
Handwritten letter sent by Ghorashar staffer Ratna Bahadur Shakya in Lhasa to the Tuladhar family home in Kathmandu saying that he had given over charge of the inventory to Purna Man Sahu and would be returning to Nepal as soon as he got his exit visa.
Topics: Ghorashar, Lhasa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Invitation card to a feast marking the first death anniversary of Karuna Ratna Tuladhar on July 8, 2009.
Topics: invitation card, ephemera, Aryavalokiteswara, Kathmandu, Nepal, Newar Buddhism, Nepal Sambat
Brochure for Kipa Bwojya: A Photo Exhibition organised by Newar Cultural Society in Kathmandu in 1992.
Topics: photo, portrait, Newar culture, Kathmandu, Nepal, ephemera
Brochure for Tisa Bwojya: An Exhibition of Traditional Newar Jewellery organised by Newar Cultural Society in 1992.
Topics: jewellery, ornament, gold, silver, Newar culture, Kathmandu, Nepal, ephemera
Invitation to participants in Dapa devotional music festival to a momo party, issued by chief of the organising group for Nepal Sambat 1128 of Asan Bajan Guthi, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Topics: Newar Buddhism, Kathmandu, Nepal, devotional music, Bajrayana, ephemera, invitation, Nepal Sambat
Badge issued to participants in Balkumari Puja held in 2064 BS (June 30, 2007) at Balkumari, Asan, Kathmandu where little girls are worshipped as living goddess Kumari.
Topics: Kumari, living goddess, virgin goddess, Newar culture, Kathmandu, Nepal, ephemera
Record containing the songs 'Danchhi ya Alu Danchhi ya Palu' and 'Narandya Thaay Bhoy Wanan' sung by Madan Krishna Shrestha.
Topics: music, 45 RPM, disc
Letter sent by freight forwarder Ganga Bahadur from Khasa to the Tuladhar family home in Kathmandu saying that 130 loads of goods sent by mule caravan from Ghorashar, Lhasa had been forwarded to Kathmandu. Kuti was a transshipment point on the Kathmandu-Lhasa trade route where packs were transferred between mule caravans and porters.
Topics: Ghorashar, Tuladhar, Newar merchant, Kathmandu, Nepal, Kuti, Khasa, Tatopani, Kodari, Kodahari,...
Unstamped cover addressed to Karuna Ratna Tuladhar at the family home in Kathmandu bearing a wax seal reading "Shree Nairatma" in Nepal script. The name refers to the female emanation of Akṣobhya Buddha in Bajrayana Buddhism. Circa 1940s-50s.
Topics: envelope, Ghorashar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Newar merchant, wax seal, Nepal script, Nepal Lipi
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Nati Bajra Bajracharya, Mana Raja Nakami.
Topics: music, song, love song, folk song, hymn, ballad, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Nati Bajra Bajracharya, Juju Kaji Ranjit, Suresh Man Shrestha.
Topics: music, song, love song, folk song, hymn, ballad, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Bhrigu Ram Shrestha.
Topics: music, song, love song, folk song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, love song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, love song, Nepal Lipi
Cover of Nepal Bhasa Buddhist music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Buddhist hymn, devotional song, Kathmandu, Nepal,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa Buddhist music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Buddhist hymn, devotional song, Kathmandu, Nepal,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, folk song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, love song
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Durga Lal Shrestha.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa drama cassette. Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bansha Acharya
Topics: drama, play, stage, album, cassette, theatre
Lyrics to the music album Lasay Hangu Birodh I by Durga Lal Shrestha.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, film, movie, cinema, soundtrack,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, cinema, film, movie, soundtrack,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Raj Kumar Joshi, Dilip Sangam.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Lipi
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: Cover of Nepamusic, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, rock and rolll music,...
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Lipi, Nepal Sambat
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, seasonal song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Ratna 'Behosi'.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Indra Byanjankar.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Sambat
Cover of Nepal Bhasa music cassette. Sanjeep Pradhan.
Topics: music, song, album, cassette, record, lyrics, Kathmandu, Nepal
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