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Silgadhi
Sunset over Dipayal and Seti river viewed from Zero Point, Silgadhi.
Wheat terraces in Silgadhi.
Two girls are carrying jugs of milk which they will deliver to Silgadhi Mukhemarg. (This image was taken near Punna area at sunset.)
A misty hill in the morning.
A lovely sunny day, near Punna area.
After a gentle rain overnight, a village near Bhagrati Academy is shrouded by heavy mist in the morning.
The only fish I'd seen in Silgadhi. It was caught in the Seti river and would be sold to a nearby hotel.
Chow mein is the most common food eaten by almost everyone in Nepal. It is also cheap and good.
Archit the birthday boy.
Dipika, who has come to visit our landlord's relatives, is peeking through the window to my room.
Sakshi (on the front) and their friends are practising Musical chairs on the school playground.
Students playing volleyball at Bhagrati Academy.
The village I visited with Bishnu Kolli, who reads in class 6 at Shree Bhagrati Academy.
It's a tradition in Nepal to slaughter goats and buffaloes at Dashain. However, some people replace the animals by ash gourd (pictured).
It was Maghe Sankranti and a plateful of delicious food was sent to me by the Malashis.
Although a near threatened species, Himalayan vulture, or Himalayan Griffon, is one of the most common birds found in Silgadhi.
Dipayal Silgadhi Nagarpalik writes graffiti on a wall to make people aware of child labour, child marriage and violence against women.
Shree Bhagrati Academy.
An entrance gate of a temple, near Shaileshwori Mandir.
Dipayal
Pipalla Bazar, Dipayal Silgadhi.
Doti Airport.
A suspension bridge over Seti river.
The temple on Doti Killa, near Seti River bridge.
Tourists are being ferried by a helicopter from Doti airport to Khaptad National Park.
The Seti River.
Selfie: Mithu Das sitting by the Seti river.
Bashant Panchami celebration at Shree Bhagrati Academy
Students, their parents and teachers gather in front of the stage to watch the cultural programmes organised by Shree Bhagrati Academy at Bashant Panchami.
Children performing dance at Bashant Panchami function.
Sakshi and her friends performing a dance with the popular Nepali song Takan Tukun.
Saksham singing a song.
Encouraged by a rock song, these girls have performed something different.
A man is making video of the students performing a popular Nepali folk dance. On the far right is standing Arunima Bhandari the anchorwoman.
Students in their traditional Nepali costumes.
Arunima Bhandari in traditional Nepali costumes.
Students pause for a photograph.
Students taking photos of stage function at Bashant Panchami.
The smiles that heal the world.
Mithu Das with their students at Bashant Panchami.
It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.F. Scott Fitzgerald
