Caption: Date: 1966-1968
Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa
Description: Weekly market. Betel paan seller. Paan is a preparation combining betel leaf with areca nut and sometimes also with tobacco and creats a red coloration in the mouth. It is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. After chewing it is either spat out or swallowed. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, commerce, haat, market, shop
