Bagmati river bank at Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal
July 04, 2012
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About the picture: The photograph was taken during my second trip to Nepal in October 2009. I was visiting Pashupatinath, which is one of the holiest sites for the Hindu culture and the main cremation site in Nepal. The place is definitely not as impressive as Varanasi but its special
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Blue Yamuna
April 30, 2012
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From its source at Yamunotri to its merging with the Ganges at Sangham, the Yamuna is a 1400km-long river. For many years, the river has been irrigating the lands of generations of farmers as well as filling their fishing nets, being the work place of some Hindu castes and supplying w
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Tikka applier at Dakshinkali temple, Parphing
July 18, 2011
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To know more about the story of Dakshinkali temple, check my post (in related posts: Kali worship at Dakshinkali temple, Pharping, Nepal, just below) published a few weeks ago. I am currently planning to travel in Nepal in March-April 2012.
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Singing prayer, Changu Narayan, Nepal
July 01, 2011
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Man singing prayer in the temple of Changu Narayan
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Worshipers at Dakshinkali temple, Pharping, Nepal
April 18, 2011
At Dakshinkali temple, worshipers are giving offering to the Goddess Kali. Dakshinkali is important Hindu sacred site in the Kathmandu valley. Every week end thousand of pilgrims come from all over Nepal and India to worship the goddess Kali.
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Kali worship at Dakshinkali temple, Pharping, Nepal
April 15, 2011
Dakshinkali temple is situated just outside the village of Pharping at around 45mn by bus from Kathmandu. Dedicated to the goddess Kali, the temple is at its busiest time on a Saturday and Tuesday when thousands of Hindu devotees, mainly from Nepal and India, invade the sanctuary to w
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