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The All-seeing Eyes of Buddha in Katmandu
This is
Swayambhunath temple in Kathmandu - also known as the "monkey temple" because
of the many monkeys found here. The Buddhist eyes look out in all directions
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Snake Charmer Near Pasupathinath Temple
This snake charmer was near the Pashupatinath
temple in Kathmandu. |
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Funeral Pyres at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu
This was the most solemn of places in
Kathmandu. Here the dead are cremated and their remains deposited in the
Bagmati River. |
Holy men at Pashupatinath temple near the
Bagmati River in Kathmandu
It's kind of hard
to resist taking photographs of the holy men at Pashupatinath temple! |
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Monkey at the Pasupathinath temple in Kathmandu
It seems that monkeys are revered here.
It's interesting to see them in the city, but they can pose problems. They
aren't the least bit shy in begging food or worse, aggressively taking it,
sometimes biting. So beware.
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