The dehat, as it looks and lives.
Photographs from fields, festivals, courtyards and trails, and the faces of the people who keep rural life alive. Every image is credited and shared with consent.
Our first collections are being gathered.
Fields and Seasons
Harvests, granaries, rivers and the rhythm of the agricultural year.
CollectingFestivals and Ritual
Chhath, Jitiya, Sakela, Maghi and the living calendars of the dehat.
CollectingFaces of the Dehat
Portraits of farmers, elders, artisans, singers and the young.
CollectingMadhesh and the Terai
Mithila walls, courtyards, markets and the plains.
CollectingHills and Mountains
Terraces, trails and villages from Karnali to Koshi.
CollectingThe Diaspora Dehat
The village as it lives on in cities and countries far from home.
CollectingHave a picture of the dehat?
We welcome photographs from villages, festivals, fields and diaspora life. Send full-resolution images with a caption (who, where, when) and your name to [email protected]. Please make sure the people in your photos agreed to be photographed.
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