Date: 1966-01-31 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Dancing at a wedding.
करिव ५२ बर्ष अगाडी म्याग्दीको भकिम्ली गाविस–३ सिम निवासी प्रधानपञ्च रणबहादुर रोका मगरले त्यहाँबाट देखिने हिमश्रंखलाको प्रचारप्रसारका लागि अमेरिकाबाट म्याग्दीमा स्वयमसेवकको रुपमा काम गर्न आएको टोलीलाई अनुरोध गरे । उनको तस्वीरसंगै Wayne Stinson/ Public health malaria specialist) को टोलीले म्याग्दी जिल्लाको गुर्जा देखी बेनीबजारसम्म खिचेका तस्वीरहरूमा पाँचदशक अगाडीको म्याग्दी जिल्लाको अवस्थालाई झल्काउँछ ।
भकिम्लीबाट देखिएको बेनीबजार, आसपासको दृष्य, तत्कालिन समयमा स्थानीयबासीले मुसुङडोलेको मैदानलाई एयरर्पोट बनाउन गरेको प्रयास, गलेश्वरमा लाग्ने बालाचतुर्दशी मेलामा दर्शन गर्न आएका दर्शनार्थी, मुना, देविस्थान, रुमका स्थानीयको संस्कृति रहनसहन लगाएतको दृष्य समेत देख्न पाईन्छ । तत्कालिन समयमा बेनीबजारभित्रको दैनिकी, विभिन्न निर्वाचनका साथै ग्रामिण क्षेत्रका जनताको दैनिकी समेत जस्ताको त्यस्तै तस्वीरमा उतारेका Wayne Stinson ले हरेक तस्वीरको मिति र स्थानलाई समेत प्रष्ट उल्लेख गरेका छन् ।
झट्ट हेर्दा रंगीन र काल्पनिक जस्तै लाग्ने तस्वीरहरूमा रहेका स्थानहरूबाट देखिने डाँडापाखा, गाउँबस्तीले समेत पुस्ताको दैनिकीको कल्पना गर्न सकिन्छ । ३० बर्ष अगाडीसम्मका तस्वीरहरुदेखिने गरेको भएपनि बेनीबजारमा निकै सिमित घरहरु, विस्तारै निर्माणधिन अवस्थामा रहेका सरकारी कार्यालय र अहिलेको बेनीबजारलाई जोडेर बहस गर्न सजिलो हुन्छ । बेनीबजार बयरको झाँडी थियो भन्न बुढापाकाको भनाई समेत यहाँ देखाइएको तस्वीरबाट प्रष्ट हुन्छ ।अमेरिकाबाट आएको पिस संयमसेवकको टोलीसंग नजिक रहेका तत्कालिन जिल्ला सभापति भिमप्रसाद गौचनले काम गरेका थिए । बेनीअनलाइनले पुराना तस्वीरलाई प्राथमिकतामा राखेर सम्प्रेसण गरिरहेको छ ।
Date: 1967-03-13 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: PDO Dor Bahadur and the schools sub-inspector working on Peace Corps volunteer’s porch.Date: 1965-12-20 Location: Bhakilmi, Myagdi Description: Houses on the hillside and Dhaulagiri in the distance.Date: 1966-01-28 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: View of village. Government compound is the set of white buildings on the left. Kali Gandaki River on the right.Date: 1965-12-20 Location: Myagdi Description: Malaj village and Annapurna I, Annapurna South, and Hiun Chuli.Date: 1965-12-21 Location: Bhakilmi, Myagdi Description: “Flat” spot at 7000 feet where residents wanted to build an airport or school. Timbers and stone for building are ready. Ammapurna I, Annapurna South, Hium Chuli, and Machhapuchchre in the backround.Date: 1967-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: 18 month old son of Vishnu Maya.Date: 1965-12-20 Location: Myagdi Description: Myagdi Valley seen from 5000 feet above.Date: 1965-11-13 Location: Malaj, Myagdi Description: Village view. Fence made from slate sheetsDate: 1965-12-21 Location: Bhakilmi, Myagdi Description: Pradhan Panch, posing. He wanted the carpets to block view of Himals.Date: 1965-11-14 Location: Malaj, Myagdi Description: Beni bazar as seen from Malaj trail. Myagdi river is above the Panchayat compound outside of the village center. Kali Gandaki river flowing from lower right to center left where the Myagdi river joins it.Date: 1967-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: A proud Tek Bahadur and his son.Date: 1965-12-03 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: District assembly: Mula, Ror Bahadur, Kimchour, Nar Bahadur.Date: 1967-03-13 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Observers at election of district chairman.Date: 1965-12-03 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Students posing for class picture. Teachers in front.Date: 1966-08-21 Location: Ratnechaur, Myagdi Description: View from a helicopterDate: 1966-01-26 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Shri Panchami sacrifices for Saraswati puja from primary school students.Date: 1965-12-23 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Gouchan posing for his photo.Date: 1966-02-08 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Lakshman Baidya, compounderDate: 1965-11 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Opening of the revenue office. Note the microphone.Date: 1966-02-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Four men.Date: 1967-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Surji Narayan and familyDate: 1965-11-22 Location: Galeshwor, Myagdi Description: MelaDate: 1967-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Departure from Beni, last view of Surji Narayan’s hotel.Date: 1966-01-26 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Shri Panchami, Singeing the hide of a sacrificed goat.Date: 1967-04 Location: Tatopani, Myagdi Description: Looking north with cable suspension bride over the river.Date: 1966-12-09 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Women at Maya Devi’s wedding.Date: 1967-04 Location: Devistan, Myagdi Description: Temple with Dhaulagiri in the background.Date: 1965-11-22 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: The wives of Devendra and Uttam Lal1966-04-26 Location: Muna, Myagdi Description: Shaman performing rain dance (the thunder rumbled but it didn’t rain).1966-04-26 Location: Muna, Myagdi Description: Shaman performing rain dance (the thunder rumbled but it didn’t rain)1966-04-26 Location: Muna, Myagdi Description: Shaman performing rain dance (the thunder rumbled but it didn’t rain).1966-04-26 Location: Muna, Myagdi Description: Shaman performing rain dance (the thunder rumbled but it didn’t rain).Date: 1966-02-19 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Double wedding of Mukhya and his brother.Date: 1967-03-13 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Election of district chairman.Date: 1967-03-28 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Myagdi District Assembly.Date: 1966-01-04 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Laying the cornerstone for the future road to Pokhara. Suspension bridge over the Kali Gandaki in the background.Date: 1967-01-26 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Shri Panchami, girls preparing food.Date: 1965-12-26 Location: Darwang, Myagdi Description: Bahun cooking rice for a community event.Date: 1966-01-24 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Looking north at sunset in the Kali Gandaki valley.Date: 1967-06 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Village schoolhouse and cliff across the riverDate: 1966-04-26 Location: Muna, Myagdi Description: Dhan Bahadur’s women-folk. Wood for construction.Date: 1967-04 Location: Devistan, Myagdi Description: Gompa, with Nilgiri in backgroundDate: 1965-11 Location: Beni, Myagdi Description: Opening of the revenue office. Note the microphone.Date: 1965-11-22 Location: Galeshwor, Myagdi Description: People at a mela.
