Kathmandu Valley

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Kathmandu Valley

My favorite pictures from around Kathmandu. Visiting popular sightseeing destinations like Durbar Square, Bodhnath, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, Bhaktapur and Patan.

Street market vendors use candles during a blackout in Kathmandu
Kathmandu rickshaw
Buddha eyes stare form the four sides of the big stupa in Bodhnath
Monks circumambulate the big stupa in Bodhnath
Monks circumambulate the big stupa in Bodhnath
The big stupa in Bodhnath
Tourists chill on the upper level of the big stupa in Bodhnath
Tibetans circumabulate the big stupa in Bodhnath. Bodhnath is the center of immigration of Tibetan expats in Kathmandu.
Tibetans circumabulate the big stupa in Bodhnath. Bodhnath is the center of immigration of Tibetan expats in Kathmandu.
Receiving a blessing at a Bodhnath gompa (monastery)
Wall decoration in a Bodhnath gompa (monastery)
Juniper incense burning in Bodhnath
Juniper incense burning in Bodhnath
Bothnath at night
Swayambhunath, a.k.a. Monkey Temple at sunset
A monkey family at the Monkey Temple (Swayambhunath)
A young woman with her baby selling candles at Swayambhunath
A fake sadhu posing for pictures for a few rupees
A fake sadhu posing for pictures for a few rupees at Pashupatinath
At Pashupatinath
Cremation pyre burning in Pashupatinath
Local women in Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath
In the streets of Bhaktapur
In the streets of Bhaktapur
In the streets of Bhaktapur
Thangka details. Shot at a thangka shool in Bhaktapur.
An apprentice in a Bhaktapur thangka school
Inside a Bhaktapur thangka school
In the streets of Bhaktapur
Kathmandu's Durbar Square
In the streets of Kathmandu
Patan's Durbar Square
Patan's Durbar Square
Piles of garbage remain on the streets of Patan after the popular Dasain festival
To buy or not to buy? That is the question ;-)
In the streets of Patan
In the streets of Patan
That's one way of transporting eggs. Shot in the streets of Patan.
In the streets of Patan. A shop owner is having a siesta.
Tuktuk is the most popular mode of public transportation around Kathmandu
In the streets of Patan
Patan's Durbar Square
Patan's Durbar Square
The elders of Patan's Durbar Square