Last Saturday, we went to Dololghat, about 2hours drive from the city. It is a lovely drive through the country though it was very smoggy and we couldn't see the lovely mountains. There is a huge statue of the god Shiva on top of a hill. It is 143 feet high and gold. Apparently, the creator of the statue put his own face on the idol. Delusions of grandeur! The church is in a little loft above some funny little shops. When we got there, I couldn't find the building until I realised it,was partially demolished. We had to scramble of the piles of bricks etc. and then mount the stairs, covered in rubble, to climb into the loft. The owner is rebuilding the shops on the street front. It is such a different experience from the main church in Kathmandu.
Raju is making a DVD of some traditional dancing, incorporating the church band. We were blessed to see the draft of it the other night. We are hoping to have finished DVD when we come home. The girls,look so beautiful in their colourful costumes.
Some of them are our sponsored girls. We hardly recognised them. Their movements are so graceful. We were told the other night that the little girls from Rukum mostly live in caves. No wonder they are in such a state when they arrive.
Robyn
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