These photos by US Peace Corps volunteers, in the 1960s capture the mood of elections during the Panchayat.

As Kathmandu residents are being urged to refrain from gathering for Holi this year because of the Covid-19 outbreak, a different period in history shows a rosier picture of the festivities.

These photos show the celebration of Shivaratri in Pashupati Temple, one of the holiest shrines of the Hindus, at a different period in history.

Tomorrow the country celebrates Saraswati Puja, but these photos show the festival’s fervour in the 1960s and 70s.

These photos show the celebration of the festival by different ethnicities at a different period in history.

These photos show the lives of people in and around Nepalgunj, which is one of the major cities and the economic hub of the Province 5, at a different period in history.

These photos show the lives of people across the district, which is now one of the major industrial regions of the country, at a different period in history.

These photos taken by US Peace Corps volunteers show the beauty of Janakpur and parts of Dhanusa district--the vast plains and agrarian livelihoods--at a different period in history.

Successive governments encroached and divided Tundikhel, which was almost five kilometres long and 300 metres wide.

These photos show the celebration of the festival across Nepal when times were simpler.

It’s hard to see a traditional linge ping or a wooden Ferris wheel anymore.

Welcome to the region every lover of trans-Himalayan adventure must visit once in their lifetime.

These photos of the city, today bustling with tourists, capture the mood of the once fairly quiet town in the 1960s.

Experience old Kathmandu in a trance of revere, music and feast.