Binita and Radhika in front of a stack of dried rice stalks
Binita and Radhika in front of a stack of dried rice stalks
Tupche, late 2002
Closer up
Closer up on Radhika
Binita, Radhika and Deependra in front of a stack of dried rice stalks
Binita, Radhika and Deependra in front of a stack of dried rice stalks
Tupche, late 2002
Binita in green, Radhika in the middle
Dipinti and Yamuna walking from the shop
Dipinti and Yamuna walking from the shop
Betrawati, 2000
Closer up
Even more closer up
Children playing and doing school work
Children playing and doing school work
Betrawati, October 25th, 2000
Closer up of children doing schoolwork on the porch
Closer up of the boy playing with the bicycle
Children on the porch, two holding up their schoolwork
Closer up of the children on the porch
Child holding a baby on a pile of hay
Closer up of the child holding a baby on a pile of hay
Children posing for a group photo on a pile of hay
Rammaya and her daughter Sunmiya
Rammaya and her daughter Sunmiya
Betrawati, 2002
Rojina by a haystack
Rojina by a haystack
Betrawati, 2002
Anil by a haystack
Anil by a haystack
Betrawati, 2002
Quintet of children by a haystack
Quintet of children by a haystack
Betrawati, 2000
Friends harvesting
Friends harvesting
Phutung, Kathmandu, October 28th, 2015
After Nag Pokhari [snake pond, so-called for the statue of a naga in the middle], there is a S-curved jog in the road with fields of rice on both sides.
In the field to my left, I could see the familiar face of Ramita (in the head-scarf), so I hopped down to the field (it's about three feet lower than the road) and walked over.
A tarp or canvas had been laid out on the ground and they were taking clumps of cut rice stalks and beating them on the ground to shake off the rice kernels. When the stalks were empty, they were handed to Siddhi who would arrange them on the stack.
I asked them if they wanted a group photo and they were up for it, so I politely told them basnush, basnush [sit, take it easy] and joked with them while I took a few photos.
From left to right, they are Gita, Bishnu-maya, Ramita, and Sarlina.
Siddhi is standing on top of the haystack.
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During the rice harvest
During the rice harvest
Betrawati, November 2002
Here is a photo that more clearly illustrates some of the rice stalks amassed during the rice harvest (I mentioned this in yesterday’s post, the photo from which was taken at the same time as the one above).
The children in this photo are:
Back row, from left to right—
Rupa (gold kurta), Bipana (in the middle), Dipa (white shirt)
Front row, from left to right—
Ashmita (maroon tee-shirt), Anita (red kurta top), Kobita (flowered dress), Sushmita (gold and white shorts)
Little Bobita sits naked on a stack of the stalks.
Ashmita, Bipana, Bobita, Kobita and Sushmita are all sisters.
The man in the background is wearing a topi, the traditional Nepali hat for men.
Finally, you can see the backside of a family (buffalo) cow under the roof on the left.
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