Nepal

Nepal, April 2011

With Sally, Luke and Dylan

Nepal is a place for walking. The people are really friendly, Brian did a great job traveling, and senery is beautiful.

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

At the temple of Shiva

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur

Nyatapol temple on Taumadhi Square. The gods at each level are ten times more powerful than the gods below.

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Daisy and Brian and a lot of riot police

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Prakas Dhaubhadel's mom's house

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Prakas Dhaubhadel, proprietor of the Hotel Heritage, was kind to invite us to his house on Taumadhi Square to watch the Chariot of Bhairab being pulled during the first day of Bisket Jatra at Bhaktapur heralding the start of the Nepali New Year. Bhairav, the other god on the Chariot is the fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation: a well respected rude dude god. The tug of war teams for the chariot carrying two gods from the temple in the square consists of the upper side of the town v.s. the lower side of the town ( population 80,000 ). The result is always the demise of the chariot and usually followed by a brick fight between the two teams to settle the winner. The teams join from time to time to attack the police, who are abundant and armed, and whenever the police retreat, the brick fight between upper and lower sides resumes. It is an exciting and injurious celebration, and teams of red cross doctors arrive early.

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Prakas Dhaubhadel's mother with Brian. She is really good with kids.

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The Chariot of Bhairab on the morning after the tug of war.

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Bhairav, the fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation, enjoying the morning sun on The Chariot of Bhairab, after the Bisket Jatra tug of war.

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A kid, a paper eating goat and a post in Durbar Square

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Bhaktapur

Pottery Square

Bhaktapur

Nagarkot

Nagarkot

Bandipur

Bandipur

Bandipur

Bandipur

Bandipur

Brian having lunch on a long walk.

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Bandipur

A really sweet lady that invited us under her roof in a big downpour.

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Bandipur

A Napal Taxi, after a really wild ride up the mountain.

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Bandipur

Stitched Panorama

Bandipur

Bandipur

Bandipur

Bandipur

On New Year’s Day village leaders of Bandipur throw money from the roof of the town temple for kids. Overexposure intentionally is a form of art and unintentionally is a mistake; yet the intentions of a photographer cannot be known from a simple photo, huh ?

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Pokhara - views from the old Fishtail Hotel

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Pokhara - views from the old Fishtail Hotel

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Pokhara

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Pokhara

Learn to Fly

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Pokhara

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Sarankot

Dawn over the Seti River and the Anapurna Range

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