2 thoughts on “KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: IT’S A DOG’S LIFE”
Fascinating Jackie! Great image, those colors! How are dogs appreciated in Kathmandu?
And those those electric wires, they remind me of the USA! Wires everywhere,, more in the west and rural areas.
Thank you so much! Kathmandu really is a feast for the eyes—colors everywhere, in people’s clothes, shopfronts, murals, even just hanging laundry.
Dogs here are part of the daily rhythm of the city. Street dogs are everywhere, but they’re not quite “stray” in the sense we might think of elsewhere. People feed them, temples become resting places, and every November during Tihar (the festival of lights), there’s even a special day—Kukur Tihar—where dogs are honored with flower garlands and food offerings. It’s beautiful.
And yes, those wires! They’re their own kind of urban art installation. I laughed at your note about the U.S.—it’s true, in the rural west you’ll see that same tangle. Here, though, the bundles hang over busy streets and bazaars like a chaotic canopy. And everyone has access to fiddle with them, not just trained technicians. So, when I see a random guy on a ladder, I’m thinking, “Oh, dear, there goes my internet for the afternoon.” 😹
Fascinating Jackie! Great image, those colors! How are dogs appreciated in Kathmandu?
And those those electric wires, they remind me of the USA! Wires everywhere,, more in the west and rural areas.
Thank you so much! Kathmandu really is a feast for the eyes—colors everywhere, in people’s clothes, shopfronts, murals, even just hanging laundry.
Dogs here are part of the daily rhythm of the city. Street dogs are everywhere, but they’re not quite “stray” in the sense we might think of elsewhere. People feed them, temples become resting places, and every November during Tihar (the festival of lights), there’s even a special day—Kukur Tihar—where dogs are honored with flower garlands and food offerings. It’s beautiful.
And yes, those wires! They’re their own kind of urban art installation. I laughed at your note about the U.S.—it’s true, in the rural west you’ll see that same tangle. Here, though, the bundles hang over busy streets and bazaars like a chaotic canopy. And everyone has access to fiddle with them, not just trained technicians. So, when I see a random guy on a ladder, I’m thinking, “Oh, dear, there goes my internet for the afternoon.” 😹