idols

Pratima

FICTION: The idols of Kumartully

| Apr 07, 2015

Gods in Exile

Every piece of ancient religious statuary from Kathmandu Valley that sits today in the West is stolen property. The gods must be returned from their exile, and until such time, those who presently hold them …

| Oct 01, 1999

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