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    This small Sherpa village is located off the main trekking trail outside of Phakding. It is vastly less prosperous due to a distinct lack of tourist generated revenue even though its agriculture provides crops for tourist consumption.: by digitalschist, Views[438]
         		 The Lukla Airport can be considered the lifeblood of the Solukhumbu region. Its harrowing landing and takeoff experiences are the main artery of arrival and departure for the tens of thousands of trekkers to visit the region every year.: by digitalschist, Views[414]
         		 Protecting his son from Westerners that they have never been seen before.: by hmathewson, Views[222]
         		 Bus strike mourning the death of a highly ranked Nepali officer. : by hmathewson, Views[189]
         		 The first time children had ever seen a balloon. Such simple excitement.: by hmathewson, Views[204]
     
    Daily struggle. Living to survive.: by hmathewson, Views[169]
         		 Deep wrinkles tell a story of a hard life of toil, worry and survival : by hmathewson, Views[762]
         		 One of the surprising scenes one might encounter in Nepal is the women labor for building constructions. In Nepal women work even harder than men when it comes to construction, however they are paid less. They carry heavy loads of construction materials while bearing most of the weight on their forehead. The young girl in the picture was working in a construction site around the Bouddhanath.: by bouddhanath, Views[857]
         		 Everyday around the Bouddhanath stupa, monks, nuns, tourists and the ordinary people start their day by practicing Buddhism in different ways. The nun in the picture is meditating after the prostration practice.: by bouddhanath, Views[489]
         		 There are numerous monasteries built around the Bouddhanath stupa. Many monks start their spiritual life from their early childhood years. In the picture a group of monks are doing their daily religious rituals through circumambulating the sacred Buddhist objects inside a monastery.: by bouddhanath, Views[414]
     
    Based on an old trend among monks, they used to go out of their monastery with an empty bowl to ask for the food, however the process had to be done in the total silence. This monk in the picture used to stand in a corner of the Bouddhanath stupa without a slight movement in total silence for hours each day.: by bouddhanath, Views[490]
         		 Whitewashing the Bouddhanath stupa is an ancient ritual aiming for conservation while at the same time is a symbol of renovation and continuity. Twice each month the painters repaint the stupa by pouring the white color on all over the dome then adding yellow color arcs round the stupa in the shape of a double lotus flower. In this picture two men are pouring the yellow color skillfully to make arcs in the shape a lotus flower.: by bouddhanath, Views[976]
         		 Rates of poverty have been decreasing over the years and one of the reasons is because of tourists - such as this one in Kathmandhu's durbar square - who have become a vital source of income to the country, bringing in a constant cashflow to otherwise impoverished Nepalese.: by ramonf, Views[389]
         		 Without access to modern technology, Nepalese children still find joy in simpler pastimes such as chasing pidgeons in the local durbar square after school.: by ramonf, Views[449]
         		 Having renounced material possesions, Sadhus live a life of spirituality and can often be found meditating in temples and caves around Nepal and India, on their journey to be closer to the divine.: by ramonf, Views[776]
     
    Poverty in Nepal. Living in one of the world's least developed and poorest countries, Babu and other homeless children like him are destitute and do not have much of a chance of obtaining basic education. Many have to resort to begging on the streets.: by ramonf, Views[732]
         		 What this beautiful nature does to her people: by kasra, Views[285]
         		 As long as children are fascinated by books the future will look good. : by diarynotes, Views[275]
         		 The place is calm and shinny,all around the stupa, all day long. : by diarynotes, Views[283]
         		 A man with no passport from Tibet who has never seen her, yet proud of her: by kasra, Views[241]
     
    Far away there is a country that doesn't exist; Tibet: by kasra, Views[299]
         		 Cricket is popular also in Kathmandu. Kids play after school enjoying the confort of the square formed around the stupa, bewared of heavy traffic and crowded streets. : by diarynotes, Views[386]
         		 Buffaloes and the man working hard together : by kasra, Views[233]
         		 In this yard there is a school, an art shop and residential buildings. School children play after morning school. : by diarynotes, Views[288]
         		 Inside yards like this apeared as the city grew. This yards formed around stupas and/or temples and are multifunctional. Some choose to hang around and read getting away from the noisy, dusty main streets.: by diarynotes, Views[274]
     
    Terrace farming all by hand with no machinery and hard work: by kasra, Views[346]
         		 …walking around the suburbs of Kathmandu it’s incredible, well…actually walking : by thelilacaroundtheworld, Views[337]
         		 …I never saw a prayer wheel (Or” Mani wheel“) before arriving to Nepal, so I was: by thelilacaroundtheworld, Views[213]
         		 ….this little beauty, whom Nepali name meant “Lotus” in English, started to smil: by thelilacaroundtheworld, Views[394]
         		 …when I was in Nepal, I volunteered for 7 weeks in a Tibetan Buddhist Nunnery; I: by thelilacaroundtheworld, Views[217]
     
    …during the last few weeks at the nunnery my Nuns started a 45 days retreat, a B: by thelilacaroundtheworld, Views[220]
         		 by joannastokes, Views[225]
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         		 Nepal, the world's second richest country in water resources having numbers of rivers and lakes, is an ideal location for fishing and angling. Population of all ages practice fishing as a main source of livelihood and devise ingenious and primitive ways of catching the different species of fish, creating a technology vastly different from that of today's industrial world. : by karimsakr, Views[5833]
         		 Phewa Lake is the second largest lake of Nepal and also one of the most beautiful and majestic lakes of the country. It is a prime attraction for photographers, boaters and shore side strollers. Boats are a common form of transportation used by the locals, a source of living for fishermen and a wonderful way for the tourists to enjoy the adventure on water. Fishermen are seen paddling their boats close to the lake’s edge; it’s a unique job!: by karimsakr, Views[785]
         		 A Tibetan refugee smoking hashish. Today, approximately 20,000 Tibetans refugees reside in Nepal. The vast majority of this population arrived before 1989. On the other hand, Cannabis has been grown in Nepal, in both wild and cultivated varieties, for an extremely long time. Even Sadhus, the mystics of Hinduism, are permitted to smoke hashish as part of their religious practice. : by karimsakr, Views[934]
         		 Bicycles are considered a cheap and convenient way of getting around in Nepal, particularly around the Kathmandu Valley. Commuting is difficult. Taxis are extortionately priced, buses are overcrowded, and the city is big enough that walking is often impractical. Increasingly, people are turning to bicycles as a remedy. : by karimsakr, Views[413]
     
    In Nepal, the sacred grounds of the temples are considered as multifunctional educational place for impoverished Nepali children especially little girls. While the boys are out begging for money or food, little Nepali girls are safe inside the temples courts… Here they pray, learn about the Gods, and get to know the basics of being good future Nepali women… They spend most of their time playing inside the temples’ alleyways. : by karimsakr, Views[454]
         		 Staring out from a monastery, the Himalaya are framed by snow and barbed wire. The space and silence of the mountains are in stark contrast to the congestion and noise of the city. The prayers of the threadbare flags, weathered by the elements, seem written on the mountains and sky. : by edubya, Views[385]
         		 I encountered two Nepalese children on a remote mountain pass. Unencumbered by the pressures of the city, they were at ease in the presence of strangers. The engaging stare of the boy in the brightly coloured hood was surprisingly interrupted by the unabashed curiosity of his friend. : by edubya, Views[341]
         		 As life in frenetic Kathmandu stops and starts, things move on as usual in the slow paced surrounding hills. Here labouring women, towering loads atop tiny legs, trudge upwards into the mist.: by edubya, Views[296]
         		 As the protests abated, we were able to explore the city. Here a homeless woman takes refuge from the frosty Kathmandu winter’s night. Swaddled in rags, the flames illuminate her face as she worships the warmth.: by edubya, Views[277]
     
    As we arrived in Kathmandu, the city was grinding to a halt under the strain of widespread protests over petrol price hikes. I captured this protester as our concerned driver tried to navigate the maze of closed roads and fire barricades. The relaxed face of the protestor contrasts with the urgency of the scene, and tells the story of an impoverished city in which protests are all too commonplace. Moments later our car was ordered to turn around. : by edubya, Views[301]
         		 Always, I look up and back to get best shots along the trekking route. : by aey_sj, Views[245]
         		 Annapurna South - the view that I aim for!: by aey_sj, Views[237]
         		 Pony service is available for those who are not strong enough to walk up.: by aey_sj, Views[277]
         		 Porters and sheep are on the same trekking route at some points. : by aey_sj, Views[196]
     
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