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Monday, November 30, 2015

Nepal 2015, Gaddhi Baithak, Hanumandhoka, 35 Rs

Nepal stamp 2015

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Durbar Square Area, Hanumandhoka

Gaddhi Baithak

Hanumandhoka, 35 Rs

Nepal 2015, Kaliyadaman, Hanumandhoka, 5 Rs

Nepal stamp 2015

Cultural Heritage

Kaliyadaman

Sundara Chowk, Hanumandhoka

(Hanuman Dhoka)

5 Rs

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Kaliyadaman (suppression of a demon Kaliya)

It is carved from a single piece of a large boulder.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Nepal 2014, Scouts Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012, 30 Rs

Nepal stamp 2014

Nepal Scouts

Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012

30 Rs

Nepal 2014, Rishikesh Temple, Ridi, Palpa, 5 Rs

Nepal stamp 2014

Rishikesh Temple, Ridi, Palpa, 5 Rs

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Palpa District is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Nepal 2010, Maru Ganesh - Kathmandu R. 2

Nepal stamp 2010

Maru Ganesh - Kathmandu R. 2

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Maru Ganesh is a temple that lies in the western side of Kathmandu Durbar square.

Kathmandu is the capital and, with almost one million inhabitants, the only metropolitan city of Nepal.

Nepal 2009, Poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota Centenary Year R. 1

Nepal stamp 2009

Poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota Centenary Year R. 1

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota (November 12, 1909 – September 14, 1959), was a Nepali poet. Devkota is considered the greatest poet of Nepal—he has been given the title of "Maha Kavi" ("The Great Poet") of Nepal.

In this piece Devkota connects the beggar with the divine as the ultimate fount of kindness and empathy:

कालो बादलबाट खसेको
अन्धकार भित्र बसेको,
ईश्वर हो कि भिखरी?
घर, घर, अागन चारी
बोल्दछ, अार्तध्वनिमा बोल्दछ
करुणामृत दिल भारी ।

translation:
Crushed under black clouds
Lodged in darkness
Is he a beggar or a god?
As he wanders from house to house
He speaks in tunes suffused with pain
A heart weighed with compassion.