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Photographs in Barbote

Mechi highway passes through Biblate bazaar Private transport on Mechi highway near Biblate bazaar Mechi highway-Terai to Taplejung- bisects Biblate bazaar The road through Biblate bazaar is part of Mechi highway Karim board game in Biblate bazaar More village houses are now roofed with corrugated iron Simple but effective technology used in house building Neighbours and kinsmen help in building a new house
Neighbours and kinsmen help in building a new house The only water source in Biblate bazaar Weighing broom grass, exported to Terai Biblate bazaar straddles the Mechi highway Shops in new 'bazaar' (Biblate)- built on Limbu lands Lalmohar (royal decree) affirming Limbu Subba's authority Subba-Limbu headman, drum a symbol of status Stark contrast of neighbouring houses
Houses of the wealthy have corrugated iron roofs Village houses of mud & stone are rendered white Most village houses are of mud & stone Houses of the poor are made of bamboo strips and mud Bringing goats to sell at the twice-weekly market in town Senior Zonal official inaugurates new Panchayat building Members of the Village (Gau) Panchayat committee Limbu with two wives-the first (on left) was childless
Phedangma - Limbu ritual specialist, was an ex-Gurkha Limbu dhameni (ritual specialist) in front of shrine Ritual friends (mith)-Limbu and Newar-greet each other Limbus celebrate Dasein festival with tika Limbu rite to 'wash away bad feelings' (sarap bagaunu) Limbu pancaboli ritual takes place by a river Animal sacrifice at a Limbu pancaboli ritual Millet is planted in unirrigated fields (bari)

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