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the massive buddhist stupa of Boudhanath, supposed to be one of the largest in the world, and one of the holiest buddhist sites in nepal (and yet another unesco world heritage site)44 views
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Shahrina & my mom, under the fluttering prayer flags44 views
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brother & sister-in-law enjoying a rickshaw ride (actually, we got lost in the narrow winding streets trying to get to the Garden of Dreams, and so we ended up taking riskshaws only to discover it was 3 minutes walk from our hotel)44 views
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surrounded by the Himalayas44 views
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students/maoists gathered for demonstration & the army43 views
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after a while, people from the crowd started jumping into the performance area & dancing like mad. men, women -they were in a trancelike state. "trance" now conjures something so different, it's hard to convey the intensity of the moment43 views
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crowds of people were gathered here in the dark to watch these religious performers43 views
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On the way to Nagarkot, the surrounding countryside outside Kathmandu. 43 views
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village women hanging out in the sun and chatting...42 views
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the tibetan buddhists have a very interesting way of praying. they constantly move from the standing position to prostrating completely flat on the ground in an endless pattern, seemed very strenuous. here they are in different positions of praying42 views
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the Garden of Dreams! what an evocative name, and so disappointing. 3 minutes walk from our hotel, we got lost & got to it after walking around for 40 minutes & finally taking rickshaws. basically nicely maintained old colonial garden42 views
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one of the many maoist processions while we were there42 views
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my dad. In Bhaktapur, an ancient medieval town outside Kathmandu of temples, palaces and massive squares41 views
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flying low over the countryside, you can see the roads and villages built into the mountains41 views
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the prayer wheels all around the stupa41 views
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