Two women digging out limestone dust for white-washing
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- September 1984
- Location
- En route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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En route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal, two women in saris collect limestone dust for whitewashing houses before the autumn festivals Dasain and Tihar.
Dasain is the 15-day national festival of Nepal, which takes place in September or October, following the rice harvest. Tihar is the five-day festival of light to worship the Hindu goddess Laxmi. Tihar, which is also called Diwali in India, takes place several weeks after Dasain.
