Nepal · Folktales and oral traditions
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Nepal
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Swasthani offers a way to follow a Nepalese narrative through both manuscript and listening practices. The 1573 entry identifies a Sanskrit manuscript. Reading aloud helps explain how a written text also becomes a story heard at home.
Tales in the Atlas
The Story of Swasthani
1573 · Nepal National Archives · NGMPP I25/41 · Swasthani Vrata Katha
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.