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Patan Now and Then 3: Windows Story

This is not a time lapse photography that compares past and present in multiple frames. The past and present both exist at the same time in one single frame. It is not an uncommon scene that one would encounter in Kathmandu alleys. When the parental property is equally split among offsprings, even the beautifully carved window is measured and cut off according to one's rights. Probably, for this sort of attachment to ancestral property, the old heritage is preserved.

Rest, let the picture speak by itself .

Average Sunlight Hours in Kathmandu and Climate Graph

Kathmandu Climate Graph (Monthly Average)
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Kathmandu enjoys about 8 hours of sunshine daily, specially during dry season. This season coincides with long hours of power cut - or well known as "Load Shedding". So why not use the nature gifted source of energy to light your home?

Kathmandu Monthly Averages (Weather index)

Monthly Average	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max Temp	18°C	21°C	24°C	28°C	30°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	27°C	23°C	20°C
Min Temp	1°C	3°C	7°C	11°C	15°C	19°C	19°C	19°C	18°C	12°C	7°C	2°C
Rain	14 mm	18 mm	18 mm	57 mm	116 mm	263 mm	357 mm	320 mm	187 mm	57 mm	8 mm	15 mm
Fog Days	20	12	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	12	15	17
Sunshine Hours	7.2	9	8.4	7.7	7.4	6.2	4.4	5.1	4.4	8.1	8.1	8.1

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Nepali Rupees falls all-time low against US Dollar

Kathmandu Nov 23, The Central Bank of Nepal (Nepal Rastra Bank) sets Nepali Rupee at all-time low with exchange rate for one US Dollars at Nepali Rupees 83.60(Buying) / 84.20(Selling). Previously Rupee was set lowest against USD at NPR 82.80/ 83.40 on March 4, 2009. Nepali Rupees is pegged to Indian Rupees (INR) at NPR 160.00/ 160.15.
Nepali Rupees ForEx History

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Kathmandu Weather

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Patan Now and Then 2: Purnachandi temple and vanished pond

Purnachandi Temple, located just a few hundreds of meters west of Patan Durbar Square and equidistant east of Lalitpur Sub Municipality Office is among the major temples in Patan. The pond as seen in the picture above has completely vanished (below). Lalitpur Sub Municipality office did initiate a project in December 2009 to re-instate the pond. According to the plan the project should have been completed by June 2010. But ... the picture speaks ...

Nepali Rupees hits 32 months low against US Dollars

Kathmandu Nov 19, Following fall of Indian Rupees in international market, the Central Bank of Nepal (Nepal Rastra Bank) set exchange rate for US Dollars at Nepali Rupees 81.83(Buying) / 82.43(Selling) against one US Dollar, which is 32-months low. USD was set record high at NPR 82.80/ 83.40 on March 4, 2009. Nepali Rupees is pegged to Indian Rupees (INR) at NPR 160.00/ 160.15.
Nepali Rupees ForEx History

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Patan Now and Then: 1

Maharani Hiti and Pond, made about 100+ year before by Chandra Shumsher Rana and peripheri. The place remains more or less the same, the hiti (water spout) and the pond is now well maintained by local club. The pagoda styled three storied temple (Bhai Dega: temple) completely changed the structure to dome style now.