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Svayambunath Stupa

Svayambunath Stupa

A monk on a pilgrim to this hill top temple in Katmandu, Nepal rotates in...


Muktinath

Muktinath

On a rooftop of a house in Muktinath, Nepal, near the Tibetian kingdom of Mustang,...


Caravan, Khosi River

Caravan, Khosi River

A salt caravan, made up of ponies, treks north from Nepal towards Mustang and the...


Tanka hangings

Tanka hangings

Newly painted tankas, or religious tapestries are hung over the old, soot-covered tankas....


Basket peddler

Basket peddler

In the cool and almost treeless Sherpa area, a travelling door-to-door salesman peddles baskets woven...


Baby in papoose

Baby in papoose

A mother comforts a crying baby lying in a bamboo cradle or papoose which the...


Mustang

Mustang

A salt trader rests in the village of Mustang, an old kingdom on the border...


Jewler

Jewler

Without a shoe, the foot is another hand, here used to hold a small piece...


Celebration hair

Celebration hair

This women is waiting at a market in eastern Nepal, near Sikkhim....


Bather, Katmandu

Bather, Katmandu

At a public well and bath, which is also a local shrine, a Katmandu resident...


Katmandu

Katmandu

An outdoor sculpture in Katmandu sports the spiritual third eye. The spot between the two...


Trading post

Trading post

The last trading outpost on the trail to Mt. Everest. Merchants and traders from Tibet...


Patan

Patan

Traditional town houses with balconies wind down a street. A sleepy dog and a boy...


Preparations for a winter festival

Preparations for a winter festival

On a festival day, the women wear their best outfits. The men fill up small...


Stupa

Stupa

A perfectly circular village surrounds this stupa in Nepal....


Namche Bazaar

Namche Bazaar

A Sherpa run town on the cups of the Mt. Everest region. The town sits...


Katmandu

Katmandu

The monkey temple at the top of the mount temple in Katmandu....


Katmandu

Katmandu

Two flutists in a holy day procession....


Pagoda

Pagoda

Early morning hangout on the steps of the pagoda in Bhaktapur, Nepal....


Roof carpenters

Roof carpenters

Next to a stone stupa, a carpenter saw the roof beam of a new house...


Katmandu

Katmandu

Using cowrie shells as dice, Nepalis play a game we call Parchesi....


Katmandu

Katmandu

A Nepali Gurkha guards one of the royal palaces. Elaborate icons of Hindu gods, along...


Katmandu

Katmandu

No toys are no inhibition for having fun. There are four ways kids here are...


Katmandu

Katmandu

An immense chariot of the gods has been drawn into the plaza. The idol is...


Sherpa home

Sherpa home

If we define medieval as a "world lit only by fire" then the world of...


Ark of the Goddess

Ark of the Goddess

Near the royal plaza, a vestal virgin is carried in an ark. The girl is...


Bamboo bridge

Bamboo bridge

Shaky bamboo bridges are common over the rapid waters in the Himalayas. More substainial bridges...


Katmandu

Katmandu

A devout follow spins an umbrella over the ark of the local god as it...


Katunge Bazaar

Katunge Bazaar

A small village along the crest of a ridge on the old foot highway between...


Mani stones

Mani stones

Along the trails in the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal, home of Sherpas and within the...


Arun Valley

Arun Valley

Hauling water is usually women's work in Nepal. The trip for water can be long...


Early morning bell ringing

Early morning bell ringing

In a temple in Durbar Square in Katmandu, a devoutee rings a temple bell....


Katmandu

Katmandu

A potter spins a stone kick-wheel in order to throw his pots. Once formed they...


Katmandu

Katmandu

The main plaza in Durbar Square, Katmandu. Locals linger in an autumn evening....


Barley harvest

Barley harvest

Fifty kilos of just harvested grain are carried back to the threshing floor to be...


Gurkha

Gurkha

Two Nepali men gossip in the old capital town of Gurkha....


Gorkha

Gorkha

In early morning a housewife grinds wheat into flour on her kitchen floor millstone....


Barley harvest

Barley harvest

On the terraced slopes of the Himalayan foothills, Nepali farmers harvest their barley crop. After...


Patan

Patan

Local carpenters produce planks on the spot by sawing logs. They are building a home....


Villlage street

Villlage street

Near the old capital city of Gurkha, a mountain village on the main trail from...


Roof ornaments

Roof ornaments

Brass ornaments along a palace roof....


Carved window

Carved window

Carved wooden window in the old city of Patan....


Terraces

Terraces

The hills of the Himalayas are cut with narrow terraces. Some of these may only...


Prayer wheels

Prayer wheels

The idea of prayer wheels is that by spinning them you set the prayer in...


Himalayan peak

Himalayan peak

On the old foot highway trail between Katmandu and Pokhara, a not-particulary high local peak...


Periche village

Periche village

This is Periche, the last inhabited village below Mt. Everest, on the Nepal side. It's...


Bronze Rat

Bronze Rat

Throughout the public squares of Katmandu are small religious statuary. This one of a piggy...


Egg vendor

Egg vendor

In early morning fog, the egg man delivers his goods to the market....


Anapurna peak

Anapurna peak

Under the spell of mount Anapurna, a Nepalese women tends her fields in the valley...


Nepali Porters

Nepali Porters

Goods are transported by porters throughout Nepal. On a trail in the eastern Arun Valley...


Rani Pohkari

Rani Pohkari

In the early morning mist in Katmandu I encountered this small palace pond with a...