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Himalayan Fair projects

All profits from the Fair go to grassroots projects in the Himalayan Region

Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian and Afghan communities work with the Himalayan Fair Committee to offer this annual outdoor celebration of Himalayan cultures. Supporters include the North Shattuck Merchants' Assn., East Bay Express, KPFA Free Speech Radio, The City of Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley Association, and The Monthly

Videos from Fair 2002

This year, for the first time, moments from the Fair were captured on video by Paul Byron.

A panorama of the Himalayan Fair

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Nepali Global Intercultural Exchange, dances directed by Durga Dahal

Nepali Global Intercultural Exchange
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Jyoti Kala Mandir - Odissi Dance,  directed by Jyoti Rout

Jyoti Kala Mandir
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EastWind, a collaboration of multicultural music sources

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Technical Notes for watching these online videos:

The videos require the free QuickTime movie viewer, which can be downloaded at www.quicktime.com .

Each video is available in 3 versions. We want video of the Fair to be as accessible as possible. If you have a dial-up connection, view the "Small" versions of each video. 

"Medium" versions are designed for visitors with DSL or cable connections.

"Large" versions are the highest quality, including stereo sound. The large versions of the videos are best viewed with T1 or faster connections, but if you're patient, you can try to view them with a DSL or cable connection.

The videos will begin to play even before they are completely downloaded, so if your Internet connections "snags," you might experience a pause in the movie.

Note to visitors with 28.8 dialup connections (or anyone who wants to see larger videos than their download connection can handle): Try saving the video files to your hard drive, and watching them from there. To do this, Windows users right-click on a video link and choose Save Target As from the context menu. Mac users drag the link onto your desktop.

Click to go to "Himalayan Fair video for beginners."

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