Nepali Dancer Bali Ram poses in front of a 14th-century sculpture of Avalokiteshvara, on loan from The Golden Monastery in Patan, Nepal, at Asia Society's “The Art of Nepal.” (Asia Society) While ...

Below the stoic, humbling mountains that ring Kathmandu Valley, the chaos of life and the lively people who create it have a palpable rhythm. In the tradition and culture here is movement. As a dancer ...

Recently, for perhaps the first time in my life, I witnessed my father dance in public. Not only was this in public, but on live TV at a Nepali temple in the middle of festival season. Keep in mind ...

Devotees lined up inside the Tashi Chhyoling Gumba of Nalma village, Lamjung, recently on Buddha Jayanti to prepare the Ghatu dance. Interestingly, although the day begins with offerings and lamps for ...