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  1. Shiva and Parvati Temple in Durbar Square.
  2. Overlooking Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, Bagmati.
  3. Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, Lhosar Tibetan and Sherpa New Year Festival, Bagmati.
  4. Enjoying the Lhosar Tibetan and Sherpa New Year Festival.

    Sherpa New Year, Kathmandu

    by Jane Sweeney

  5. Tourist and Sadhus, Pashupatinath Temple.
  6. Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, Bagmati.
  7. Foot painting, Kumari (living goddess) festival.

    Kumari festival, Kathmandu

    by Jane Sweeney

  8. Kumari (living goddess) festival.

    Kumari festival, Kathmandu

    by Jane Sweeney

  9. Buffalo sacrifice during Dasain, Kot Square.
  10. Devotees and pigeons in Seto Machhendranath Temple.
  11. People walking in Durbar Square.
  12. Morning cloud in Kathmandu valley.

    Morning cloud, Kathmandu valley

    by Richard I'Anson

  13. Vegetable stall at Asan Tole market.

    Asan Tole market, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  14. Tika blessing, Seto Machhendranath Rath Jatra festival.

    Rath Jatra festival, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  15. Beads for sale, Basantapur Square.
  16. Shiva Temple at sunset.

    Shiva Temple, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  17. Durbar Square at dusk.

    Durbar Square, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  18. Market stall outside Kasthamandap Temple.

    Kasthamandap Temple, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  19. Two people travelling by rickshaw.
  20. Souvenirs of Manakamana Temple for sale.

    Souvenirs , Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  21. New Road.

    New Road, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  22. Novice monks at puja, Kopan monastery.

    Kopan monastery, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  23. Swayambhunath stupa at sunset.

    Swayambhunath stupa, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  24. Shop keepers on Asan Tole at night.

    Asan Tole, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  25. Asan Tole (square) at dusk.

    Asan Tole, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  26. Sadhus (holy men), Shivaratri Festival.

    Sadhus, Kathmandu

    by Jane Sweeney

  27. Suspension bridge in Bandare Village, Trisuli Valley.
  28. Shivaratri Festival, Pashupatinath Temple.
  29. Tourists rafting on Trisuli River.
  30. Local woman, Trisuli Valley.
  31. Terraced field, Bandare.
  32. Lhosar Tibetan and Sherpa New Year Festival.
  33. Woman with walking stick, Bodhnath Buddhist stupa.
  34. Street scene.

    Street scene, Kathmandu

    by Jane Sweeney

  35. Monk at Swayambhunath temple.

    Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  36. Two boys racing down dirt road.

    Dirt road, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  37. Two young monks behind prayer wheels.

    Monks, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  38. Young girl lighting candles at Swayambhunath temple.

    Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  39. Butter candles at Swayambhunath temple.

    Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  40. Boy in front of ornate monastery gates.

    Ornate monastery gates, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  41. Monkeys playing on prayer flags, Swayambhunath.

    Monkeys, Swayambhunath, Kathmandu

    by Photos Yellow Street

  42. Musicians performing in Durbar Square during Holi.

    Durbar Square, Holi, Kathmandu

    by Richard I'Anson

  43. Nepali puppets for sale near Mahendrashwar temple.
  44. Holy man, Kathmandu Valley.

    Holy man, Kathmandu Valley

    by Shannon Nace

  45. Communal washing area in Kathmandu.

    Washing area, Kathmandu

    by Oliver Strewe

  46. Sadhu by the Bagmati River from Kathmandu.
  47. The red and yellow Buddha, Swayambhunath temple.
  48. Not so traditional handicrafts from Thamel.
  49. Brightly coloured dyes for sale in Pushnupati.
  50. Sherpa cultural dances, Royal Nepal Academy Hall.
  51. Rickshaw driver on Thamel street.
  52. Cloth Thangka paintings for sale, Makhan Tole.
  53. Child in traditional costume, Kumari (Living Goddess) Festival, Durbar Square.

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    by Jane Sweeney

  54. Sadhu (holy man) at Shivaratri Festival, Pashupatinath Temple.

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    by Jane Sweeney

  55. Children playing football at Bandare, Trisuli Valley.

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    by Jane Sweeney

  56. Nuns walking round base of Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, Lhosar Tibetan and Sherpa New Year Festival, Bagmati.

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    by Jane Sweeney

  57. Monkey at Swayambhunath, also know as

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    by Photos Yellow Street

  58. Hands of statue at local monastery

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    by Photos Yellow Street

  59. Young Buddhist Monks at temple in Samakhusi.

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    by Photos Yellow Street

  60. Mother and daughter at Woman's Day festivals in Durbar Square.

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    by Photos Yellow Street

  61. Old building.

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    by Photos Yellow Street

  62. Roving band of musicians performing to an audience in Durbar Square during Holi (festival of colour).

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    by Richard I'Anson

  63. Temples in Durbar Square in Patan.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  64. Masked Lakhe demon dancers performing in Durbar Square during Indra Jatra festival.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  65. Kala (Black) Bhairav in Durbar Square.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  66. Maju Deval Temple (right), Shikara-style stupa (centre) and Trailokya Mohn Narayan Temple (left) in Durbar Square.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  67. Street corner on edge of old city.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  68. Novice monks watching Mahakala Puja during Losar (Tibetan New Year) at Kopan monastery.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  69. Overhead of rice paddies, Kathmandu Valley.

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    by Oliver Strewe

  70. Two Newari women planting rice in paddy.

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    by Oliver Strewe

  71. Young school girls from Kathmandu.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  72. Brightly hued dyes of tikka powder for sale in Kathmandu's markets.

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    by Corey Wise

  73. Gadi Baithak is part of the old Royal Palace or Hanuman Dhoka (gates of Hanuman and dominates Durbar Square in Kathmandu.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  74. On the left on Durbar Square in Patan is the unusual octagonal Krishna Temple which Pratapa Malla built in memory of two of his favorite queens

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    by Chris Klep

  75. Pashupatinath Temple on the Bagmati River is Nepal's holiest Shiva Temple.

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    by Anders Blomqvist

  76. New Road with Patan Tower at the end.

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    by Anders Blomqvist

  77. A man takes the weight of his feet on the steps of one of the hundreds of temples in Kathmandu, most temples are dedicated to one or other of the gods, but most profess to be either Vaishnavites ( Vishnu ) or Shaivites ( Shiva ) and the cow is the holy animal of Hinduism

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    by Chris Mellor

  78. Stupa, fertile valley and barren mountains.

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    by Bill Wassman

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