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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus, Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu and Cait Kelly

When ‘the birdman’ of St James tunnel died, Sydney commuters streamed past his body for days

A woman's hands hold a phone showing a photo of Bikram Lama
Bikram Lama’s mother shows photo of her son, who died at 32 while homeless in Sydney. Photograph: Arun Karki/The Guardian Photograph: Arun Karki/The Guardian

Bikram Lama had a morning ritual.

The rough sleepers of Hyde Park remember it well.

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