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Nepal { 77 images } Created 20 Nov 2013

Photos from Nepal taken in October-November 2007, in November-December 2008 and in October-November 2013.
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  • Two Buddhist monks walking around Boudhanath stupa, one of the largest stupa in the world. The Buddhist site of Boudhanath is located in Kathmandu and easily reachable for tourists.
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  • Two Sadhus sitting on a temple stairs in Durbar Square, Kathmandu.
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  • A student in front of Buddha figures set close to the Kathesimbhu stupa, a few minutes walk away from Thamel.
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  • A woman harvesting rice in Pokhara.
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  • Waving ladies sitting in the back of a pickup along a street in Pokhara.
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  • Colourful wooden boats on Phewa Lake, located in Pokhara Valley.
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  • Poinsettia trees, best known as Christmas flowers in many countries, flowering along Phewa Lake.
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  • Men loading rice straws onto a trailer in Pokhara.
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  • Men playing cards along the main street in Bandipur.
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  • Portrait of a young girl sitting on his father's lap.
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  • A part of Bandipur with some mustard terraces seen from a hill.
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  • Two huts in the middle of rice fields.
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  • Small paths along a temple set in the middle of vegetation.
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  • Bandipur seen from a hilltop.
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  • Two women carrying sacks of rice in the main street of Bandipur.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - In the 1970s, when the first demonstrations for democracy took place in Nepal, the people of Bandipur stormed the little garrison. Several people were killed and the soldiers fled. Again, when the district headquarters were to be moved, the people demonstrated and occupied the administration. The civil servants fled during the night. Even the king was flown in by helicopter to calm the situation. However, the decline of the little town could not be reversed. Some relics of its wealthy past remain. Although many houses are in bad condition, the typical Newari architecture is preserved.
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  • An elephant grazing in Chitwan National Park.
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  • Nepalese ladies clapping while listening a group playing music in Chitwan National Park.
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  • A nepalese mahout sitting on his elephant.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal. Formerly called Royal Chitwan National Park it was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 932 km2 (360 sq mi) and is located in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal in the Chitwan District.
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  • Street scene in Bhaktapur.
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  • A woman warming up in her blanket at the foot of a shrine near Nyatapola Temple in Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur.
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  • Street scene at Taumadhi Square, early in the morning.
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  • Two Newar men wearing the traditional colourful topi hats.
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  • View on Dattatreya Square from the rooftop of our guesthouse.
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  • A young woman passing the royal palace's Golden Gate, called Lu Dhowka in Newari, which according to "Wikipedia" - is said to be the most beautiful and richly moulded specimen of its kind in the entire world.
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  • Girls students talking together somewhere in Bhaktapur.
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  • An elder women standing behind her carved wood balcony in Bhaktapur.
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  • A woman and her daughter light candles during Diwali, the festival of lights.
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  • The Pottery Square, located south west of Taumadhi Tole in Bhaktapur.
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  • While people were crowding around a dispute on a main road in Bhaktapur, i noticed this family observing the gathering.
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  • A Nepalese man sitting on a wall before Bhairavnath Temple.
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  • According to "Wikipedia", Bhaktapur - ...  is the home of traditional art and architecture, historical monuments and craft works, magnificent windows, pottery and weaving industries, excellent temples, beautiful ponds, rich local customs, culture, religion, festivals, musical mystic and so on. Bhaktapur is still an untouched as well as preserved ancient city that is itself a world to explore for tourists.<br />
From time immemorial it lay on the trade route between Tibet and India. This position on the main caravan route made the town rich and prosperous.
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  • A puppy dog sitting along a side road in Bhaktapur.
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  • Two chicken dozing on red bricks.
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  • A colourful, rural scene lit by the noon sun in Bhaktapur.
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  • The stairs of Nyatapola Temple. According to "Wikipedia" - One of the temples that are still in existence today is the Nyatapola Temple, which was built in 1702 A.D. under the rule of King Bhupatindra Malla. This beautifully sculptured building is considered one of the tallest pagodas in the country and is a lovely example of the immense workmanship that went into buildings of this type. This five-storey temple with a five-tier roof that stands just over thirty meters high can be reached by walking up a flight of steps that leads to the top of the platform. As you walk up these terraces you will notice that there are statues on either side of you, on every step.
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  • A Tangka painter photographed in a shop in Bhaktapur.
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  • A street scene in Madhyapur Thimi, also called Thimi, once the fourth largest city in Kathmandu Valley.
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  • Two women and a boy sitting in the middle of the pottery in Thimi. Madhyapur Thimi is famous for its pottery production.
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  • View of Durbar Square in Bhaktapur.
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  • A family gathered near the Royal Palace in Bhaktapur's Durbar Square.
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  • Three women talking at the Golden Gate's entrance of the Royal Palace in Durbar Square, Bhaktapur.
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  • A sandstone lion statue in Durbar Square, Bhaktapur.
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  • Portrait of a Nepalese man standing near a temple at Durbar Square, Bhaktapur.
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  • Sunset on Bhaktapur's Durbar Square with the octagonal Chyasilin Mandapam Temple on the left, the statue of King Bhupatindra Malla in the center and the Vatsala Durga Temple on the right.
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  • Listed by the UNESCO, Pashupatinath, probably the most important Hindu temple in Nepal, is located in Kathmandu near the banks of the Bagmati River. For tourists Pashupatinath is most known for the cremations which take place on the stairs, better known as ghats.
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  • A dead body, just before beeing prepared for the cremation on Bhasmeshvar Ghat.
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  • Sunset on Durbar Square in Patan, a city in Kathmandu Valley, also known by its Sanskrit name, Lalitpur. The temple on the left is Krishna Mandir, the most significant temple in Patan's Durbar Square.
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  • A main street in Khokana, a village set in Kathmandu Valley.
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  • Street scene in Khokana.
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  • A woman ploughing a field in Khokana.
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  • Two girls posing for the camera.
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  • View on himalayan mountains, as seen from Khokana village.
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  • A local Newari man standing near a barrel in Khokana.
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  • A rickshaw driver stucked in the middle of a dense crowd in Kathmandu.
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  • A little girl washing dishes on a sidewalk in Kirtipur.
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  • Portrait of a girl living in Kirtipur.
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  • A suspicious little girl in Kirtipur, putting her hand on her mother's shoulder while i'm trying to get a smile from her.
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  • Portrait of a girl and her mother in Kirtipur.
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  • Kirtipur, an old Newari city, is located in Kathmandu Valley, 5km southwest from Kathmandu.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - In 1767, Kirtipur was annexed to the Gorkhali kingdom by Prithvi Narayan following the Battle of Kirtipur. He took the town on his third attempt, after entering it by trickery. After this, he cut off the noses and lips of everybody in the city.
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  • A bus station in Dhulikhel.
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  • Four Nepalese boys standing at the opposite side of the bus station in Dhulikhel.
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  • A Naga statue looking over the snake water tank of Naga Pokhari set in the royal palace at Bhaktapur's Durbar Square.
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  • A woman drying rice on a street, located between Taumadhi Square and the square of Khalna Tole.
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  • A street between Taumadhi Square and Khalna Tole Square. Bhaktapur also called Bhadgaon, which means "City of Rice" is listed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO since 1979.
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  • A woman drying rice at the big square of Khalna Tole.
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  • A man sleeping at the foot of Chayslin Dega Mandap in Durbar Square.
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  • A boy pushing his bycicle - overloaded with rice straws, on a street leading to the Khalna Tole Sqare.
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  • Portrait of a Nepalese girl, taken near the Khalna Tole Square.
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  • The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath, lit by the morning sun.
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  • A pilgrim holding a praying wheel as she walks around Boudhanath, one of the most important place for pilgrimage in Nepal.
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  • According to "Wikitravel" - The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries) around Boudhanath. As of 1979, Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhunath, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area.
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  • Buddhists circumambulate Boudhanath stupa while a woman is spinning one of the prayer wheels around the stupa.
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  • An elderly Buddhist woman walking around Boudhanath Stupa. According to "Wikipedia" -  Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Bouddhanath.
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  • A calf, probably painted during the festival of lights, hugged by a Nepalese woman at Durbar Square.
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