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  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur106.jpg
  • The "jewel in the crown" of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in Nepal: Bhaktapur, virtually levelled in the 2015 Earthquake.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur001.jpg
  • Pilgrims circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
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Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Nepal-Boudinath016.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur017.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath018.jpg
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath001.tiff
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath002.jpg
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath007.jpg
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath005.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur008.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur107.jpg
  • Pilgrims circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Nepal-Boudinath004.jpg
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath012.jpg
  • Durbar Square area, Patan, Nepal
    Nepal-Patan003.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
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Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath004.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur009.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur003.jpg
  • Schoolgirls hanging out, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur002.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath009.jpg
  • A young bride is prepared for an arranged marriage at a shrine in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Kathmandu018.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur007.jpg
  • Hindu shrine where coins are offered for merit, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Kathmandu005.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Patan005.jpg
  • Girls on their way to school in the early morning, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur014.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur004.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The medieval town of Bhaktapur was a beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site before the earthquake of 2015 but is now being restored with its help.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur010.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur016.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath014.jpg
  • Durbar Square area, Patan, Nepal
    Nepal-Patan009.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Kathmandu003.jpg
  • Pilgrims circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Nepal-Boudinath013.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur015.jpg
  • A resident of Bhaktapur makes an early morning offering at a shiva lingum, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur020.jpg
  • Dressmaker shop, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Kathmandu014.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur 040.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal084.jpg
  • Swayambunath (Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2010
    Horner_Nepal076.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal087.jpg
  • Sadhu posing, Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Portraits-Collection118.jpg
  • Tashipalkhel Monastery,Hyangja, Pokhara, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal053.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal064.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal090.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal072.jpg
  • Overview of Kathmandu, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal103.jpg
  • A Tibetan man peers out from a Tibetan Buddhist temple in Kathmandu.
    Nepal-Kathmandu016.jpg
  • The medieval Durbar Square, surrounded by temples, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu001.jpg
  • A Nepali man wearing a Bhaad-gaaule Topi (traditional Nepali hat) sits in the late afternoon sun on the lower tier of the Shikhara temple in Durbar Square, Patan.
    Nepal-Patan001.jpg
  • Hindu temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu019.jpg
  • Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu004.jpg
  • Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu002.jpg
  • Hindu temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu008.jpg
  • An afternoon view over Kathmandu from Swayambunath, or the Monkey Temple, Kathmandu, November 2010.
    Nepal-Swayambunath006.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath022.jpg
  • Ganesh statue at shrine near Boudhanath.
    Nepal-Kathmandu010.jpg
  • A Nepalese boy holds, unwittingly, onto a temple adornment in Patan's Durbar Square.
    Nepal-Kathmandu001.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath008.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath002.jpg
  • Three young novice monks circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Nepal-Boudinath003.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath016.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal_Kathmandu 0170.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath007.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath010.tiff
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath001.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath003.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal_Kath_Swayambunath 0363.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath023.jpg
  • Nepali women pray at Swayambunath.
    Horner_Nepal063.jpg
  • A young bride is prepared for a traditional  arranged marriage in old Kathmandu.
    Horner_Nepal079.jpg
  • Portrait of a Sadhu, or Hindu Holy Man, in Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Portraits-Collection107.jpg
  • Passing the time seated on the stone steps of one of the many temples and shrones surrounding  Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Portraits-Collection105.jpg
  • Portrait of a Sadhu, or Hindu Holy Man, in Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    B&W-Portrait-Collection054.jpg
  • Horner_Nepal085.jpg
  • Pilgrims circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Horner_Nepal067.jpg
  • Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal092.jpg
  • Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
    Horner_Nepal097.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The medieval town of Bhaktapur was a beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site before the earthquake of 2015.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur005.jpg
  • Pilgrim monk at Boudhanath buddhist stupa, centre of the tibetan community in Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Pilgrims circumambulate Boudhanath Stupa (Bodnath) in the auspicious clockwise direction. It is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It represents the focus of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and is rich in Buddhist symbolism. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.<br />
<br />
Bodnath was built in the 14th century after the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion.
    Nepal-Boudinath010.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The medieval town of Bhaktapur was a beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site before the earthquake of 2015.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur011.jpg
  • Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Patan008.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath024.jpg
  • Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Valley is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world and the centre of the Tibetan community in Nepal.
    Nepal-Boudinath011.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The medieval town of Bhaktapur was a beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site before the earthquake of 2015 but is now being restored with its help.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur018.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath008.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath016.jpg
  • Offerings, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
    Nepal-Bhaktapur013.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath 087.jpg
  • Mounted elephants adorn the entrance to the Vishwanath Mandir (temple) in Durbar Square , Patan, Kathmandu Valley
    Nepal-Patan002.jpg
  • Hindu Shrine, Thamel, Kathmandu
    Nepal_Kathmandu 1698.jpg
  • Local Nepali men relaxing in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley.
    Nepal-Kathmandu012.jpg
  • Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley The medieval town of Bhaktapur was a beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site before the earthquake of 2015.
    Nepal-Bhaktapur006.jpg
  • Hindu temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
    Nepal-Kathmandu020.jpg
  • Durbar Square area, Patan, Nepal
    Nepal-Patan004.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath005.jpg
  • Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Pashupatinath013.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepal-Kathmandu 027.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath013.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath014.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal-Swayambunath020.jpg
  • Sadhus, or Holy Men, meditate and wait for alms from passers-by at Pashupatinath Temple complex on the sacred Bagmati River of Kathmandu.
    Portraits-Collection125.jpg
  • Mount Everest, the earth's highest mountain, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level, is tinged with the last rays of the setting sun as the moon rises high above the Kumbhu range. Makalu, world's 5th highest mountain, is at rear to the right, also tinged by sunlight.<br />
The Tibetans, who share this mountain with Nepal, refer to it as Chomolungma, or "Holy Mother".
    ART-of-NATURE013.jpg
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