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Photographs in Indreni Settlement Cluster

A young Limbu woman harvests maize A work party weeding a maize field A Limbu woman cuts paddy stalks which are left to dry Paddy stalks are bundled and piled in a mound Paddy harvest (dain)-stalks are cut and left to dry Paddy harvest (dain)-stalks are collected Damai (Dalit) musicians entertain at paddy planting Lentils are planted in the levees of paddy terraces
Paddy planting requires a large cooperative effort Paddy planting-women transplant seedlings Paddy planting (khet ropain) in stepped terraces Paddy planting requires a large cooperative effort Planting paddy-women gather seedlings to transplant A Limbu sows paddy in a flooded seed bed Fishing in Pua River – grass being pounded is used to stun fish Paddy fields by the river are the most productive
Paddy fields (khet)-women transplant seedlings 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

Indreni Settlement Cluster in Places


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