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In Pictures: Stolen historic Toran returns home

By Skanda Gautam

Residents and cultural groups carry the historic Toran, a carved wooden structure stolen from the house of the Living Goddess Kumari and recently returned from the British Museum after being taken from Nepal two decades ago, back to its original shrine with traditional music and celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, November 21, 2025.

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 21

Residents and cultural groups carry the historic Toran, a carved wooden structure stolen from the house of the Living Goddess Kumari and recently returned from the Barakat Gallery in London after being taken from Nepal two decades ago, back to its original shrine with traditional music and celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, November 21, 2025.

Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times