KATHMANDU, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The photos of Bhutanese refugees resettled in the third country of the United States have been exhibited in Bhutanese refugee camps in Jhapa and Morang districts in eastern Nepal, according to local media on Saturday.

    The photos taken by Kashish Das Shrestha in New York cover a variety of topics and even show refugees enjoying momos and other Nepali delicacies there, local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported.

    "I saw photos of resettled refugees having momo in the United States at the exhibition," said Debaka Rai, a refugee in Beldangi camp, Damak of Jhapa district, some 300 km east of Nepali capital Kathmandu, adding "the photos also shown that the marriages of the resettled refugees in third countries are performed as per our traditions and customs in."

    The exhibition titled "Home" was organized by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the refugee camps. Shrestha captured the photos during six months in New York.

    "The photos were related to the struggle of a resettled Bhutanese refugee couple Ganga Neupane and Dipak Odari in the United States," said Shrestha, adding "I captured the pictures after the couple's resettlement in the U.S.A in June."

    "The exhibition was organized to put to rest the confusions and doubts of the refugees regarding resettlement," UNHCR-Nepal acting chief, Dian Goodman said, adding "the refugees are fee to take up the opportunity, however, we are not pressurizing them."

    The five-day exhibition began on Monday.

    More than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have been living in seven camps in eastern Nepal for around 17 years till March, 2008 when some of them started leaving for rehabilitation.

    The Untied States has said it will provide at least 60,000 resettlement places but will consider more if there is a need. Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Norway are considering providing a total up to 10,000 resettlement places for the refugees in next few years.