Photo feature: National Archives

King Prithivi Narayan Shah's Divya Upadesh

 

A hand print of King Rajendra Bikram Shah dated 13 April 1846

 

The astrology section where books dating back to the 5th century are stored

 

Microfilms stored in humidity controlled rooms

 

Microfilms stored in humidity controlled rooms

 

Microfilms stored in humidity controlled rooms

 

One of the first four copies of Nepal’s Constitution published in 2072 (2015)

 

The first copy of Nepal’s national newspaper Gorkhapatra printed in 1968 (1901)

 

The inscription at Satungal Bishnu Devi Temple dated 1664 which mentions the fact that the Bishnu Devi Temple was built by Bhawani Shankar of Kwa Bahal, Patan

 

The official emblem of the cabinet formed on 19 February 1951

 

A 1911 account of lands in Terai

 

Microfilm scanner

 

Microfilming machine

 

Digitizing microfilms

 

Microfilms reading room

 

Kumari Chowk section where all the documents related to land are kept.
 

A Lal Mohor (official decree) issued in the names of Sri Ranabhim Company and Shree Mehar Company on 21 March 1847

 

A letter written by Kathmandu’s King Jaya Prakash Malla to King Prithivi Narayan Shah consulting on installing Nepali lawyers in Tiber, dated December 1757

 

Server and backup for digital storage

 

A storage room

 

Inscription rubbing from 2nd century

 

Archives

 

Mothballs to protect books inside storage

 

Archives

 

Nilpatra from 13th century which has writings on Bishnu Dharma

 

Documents written on palm leaves from 18th century

 

Nepali patro (calendar) from 1947 (1890-1891)

 

An unidentified document written in Ranjana script

 

A pen used to sign the constitutional draft of 2047 (1990)

 

A copper cylinder used to store documents

 

An edition of Srimat Bhagwat from the 18th century

 

Stepwise processing of microfilms

 

A recreated specimen of traditional bamboo pen used in ancient times