A Stupa of Kathmandu

The Bodhnath Stupa of Kathmandu, Nepal that is Asia's largest stupa. A stupa is a bell shaped Buddhist religious structure. The eyes are on all four sides of the tower. They represent watchful eyes of Buddha.

Lighting A Candle

A woman lights a candle in front of one of the shops that surround the Bodhnath stupa in Kathmandu.

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Durbar Square is the traditional heart of the old town area of Kathmandu. It is filled with medieval temples, pagodas, pavilions and shrines.

Three Boys In Kathmandu

Three boys sit and enjoy an ice cream treat in Kathmandu's Durbar Square.

Buddha In A Garden

A flower draped Buddha statue in a garden in Kathmandu.

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur

This was captured in a town named Bhaktapur which is a few miles outside of Khatmandu. This square has the same name as the square in Kathmandu, Durbar Square, which means palace square.

Smiles In Bhaktapur

This was captured in a town named Bhaktapur which is a few miles outside of Khatmandu. These two Nepali girls in the town's Durbar Square wanted to be photographed and asked to see the results which they giggled at when they were shown.

Lunch time in Bhaktapur

Four young girls have their lunch in Durbar Square in Bhaktapur. They are part of a large group that was evidently on a school outing. The crest on their identical jackets reads 'Education The Backbone Of A Nation'.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (I)

A landscape view from a small mountain village that is located near Kathmandu.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (II)

Houses in the village with the surrounding landscape behind them.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (III)

A man looks at the camera as he sits in a shed beside a stack of firewood.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (IV)

A person looks out from a house's second story window.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (V)

A young woman looks out of a house's second story window smiling as she talks to friends outside.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (VI)

A young girl runs down a path in the village.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (VII)

A woman sits outside a doorway of a house in the village.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (VIII)

A young woman appears to be sad as the sun has begun to set over the village.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (IX)

Two women wait for a bus just outside the village.

A Mountain Village In Nepal (X)

The landscape behind the bus stop just outside the village.

Working In Nepal (I)

A man at his work in Kathmandu, minding a small shop.

Working In Nepal (II)

A young girl at work, selling bananas on the street.

Working In Nepal (III)

A man arranges some of the cloth that he wants to sell on the street.

Working In Nepal (IV)

A man in a Kathmandu street hauls a load on his back.

Working In Nepal (V)

A woman collects gravel with her hands to be placed in the sack and in the basket on her back.

The Swayambhunath Temple (or the Monkey Temple) (I)

An image taken near one of the entrances of the Swayambhunath Temple which is on the side and top of a hill that overlooks Kathmandu. It is also known as the Monkey Temple because of the many rhesus macaques monkeys who live on the temple grounds.