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STREET MARKET SCENE IN A DECORATIVE OLD WORLD SETTING
| Among a prolific display of quaintly-carved houses, topped here and there by a red-tiled pagoda roof, the marketers of Bhatgaon peddle their wares, while coolies parade the street carrying bamboo poles from which depend baskets of tasty meats, and ghurras filled with "dhye" (sour milk) or toddy, the juice drawn from palm trees which soon becomes highly fermented and intoxicating |
WHERE THE NEWAR CRAFTSMAN'S FANCY IS CUT IN IMMORTAL STONE
| Nepal has not unjustly been called a museum of archaeology and arts. In this time-worn street of Bhatgaon structures of great architectural merit, with handsome ornamentation of Oriental design, are to be seen on all sides. The entrances of many of the important buildings are guarded by large stone animals which stand on each step in pairs and are reputed to have great strength |