Tag Archives: Newar
Bel bibahar
I was always under the belief that the marriage of Newari girls to the bel fruit (bel bibaha) and later to the sun was to evade ‘sati’ should her husband die before her. Bel bibaha seems great fun and the … Continue reading
The Newar pedicure
Fascinating postmodern investigation. — The dying art of traditional Newar pedicure “Ala,” a deep red moist mixture, a brush the size of a small finger, a tiny steel bowl– and “chhalancha,” a metal tool, spade-shaped at one end and flat … Continue reading