Nepal (2009):
back to travel

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 Bodnath Temple, Kathmandu  Family requesting alms during Shivaratri festival (Shiva's birthday), Pahupatinath Temple.  The view from my bedroom window in Kathmandu.  Phewa Lake, Pokhara.  Prayer flags at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse temple.  Prayer flags in the wind at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse temple.  Sadhu dancing during Shivaratri festival, Pahupatinath.  Crowds at New Year celebrations in Bhaktapur.  Sadhu covering himself with ash during the Shivaratri festival, Pahupatinath temple.  Little girl at Holi festival, Kathmandu. Holi is total mayhem and involves throwing lots of water and dye at each other. Great fun!  A bus driver's view.  Sadhu, Pashupatinath temple.  Thamel, Kathmandu.  Man dressed as Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god.  Crowds during New Year celebrations at Bhaktapur.  Durbar Square, Kathmandu.  Sadhu at the Shivaratri festival, Pahupatinath temple.  Beggar with leprosy, Pashupatinath temple.  Mother and children during New Year celebrations at Bhaktapur.  Mixed emotions. Children during New Year celebrations at Bhaktapur.  Sadhu practicing yoga, Pashupatinath.  Man sitting outside a Buddhist temple.  Sadhu at Pashupatinath temple. A goat horn hangs from his hair.  Sadhu dancing during Shivaratri festival, Pahupatinath Temple.  Sadhu smoking a chillum.  A temple at Pashupatinath.  Sadhus at Pashupatinath.  Sadhu at Shivaratri festival, Pahupatinath Temple.  A baby receiving a blessing at Dakshinkali temple.  Chopping up goats (that have just been sacrificed) at Dakshinkali temple.  Morning. A sadhu at Pashupatinath.  A holy man sits and reflects at Pashupatinath.  Sadhu, Pashupatinath.  The temples at Pashupatinath. One of the World's holiest Hindu sites.  Sadhu at Pashupatinath.  A quiet prayer amidst the bustle at Dakshinkali temple.  A sadhu attends to his fire at Pashupatinath.  Sadhu smoking a chillum.  Sadhu smoking a chillum.  Sadhu, Pashupatinath.