Footbridges in Tupche
Footbridges in Tupche
Tupche, 2000
Garland rope strung across the Trishuli river for the Haribodhini Ekadashi(?) festival
Haribodhini Ekadashi
Haribodhini Ekadashi
Betrawati, November 8th, 2000
Closer up of the people affixing the rope across the river in Tupche
Carrying a mini chariot
Closer up
The old footbridge
The old footbridge
Betrawati, May 25th 2005
Footbridge over the Falakhu river
Footbridge over the Falakhu river
Betrawati, 2005
Looking down from the footbridge
Children swimming in the Falakhu river
Children swimming in the Falakhu river
Betrawati, 2005
Anita crossing with a parasol, September 16th, 2015
Walking the footbridge to Tupche
Walking the footbridge to Tupche
Over the Salakhu river, walking from Manegaun to Tupche,
2000 and September 16th, 2015
2000
View of the Trishuli river
View of the Trishuli river
Betrawati, November 2004
Deepak
Deepak
Betrawati, 2002
On a wooden bench near the bridge, Deepak has a rest while he takes in a view of his village around him.
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To his left, here’s a view similar to what he’d see.
In the above photo from 2000, you can see the bridge that crosses the Falakhu river—tributary to the mighty Trishuli—in the background.
Below is a June 2011 photo taken looking up the Falakhu river from the middle of that bridge.