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May 20th 2008
Published: June 30th 2008
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Over the last few weeks I've spent several days in Kathmandu. When I first arrived, I was thrown into a flurry of local activity. I was lucky enough to meet some locals, among them members of the Royal Family, and I was invited into their homes and shared meals and conversation with them. I was very well taken care of. Upon my return from Pokhara, I hid out for a couple days so I could actually s... Read Full Entry



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Kumari Palace

Home of the Kumari - a young girl who is a living reincarnation of a goddess
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Trade

Shop keepers in Durbar Square
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Pashupatinath

A sacred Hindu temple in honor of Shiva and pilgrimage site. I was not allowed inside. Here is a glimpse of the bull.
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Pashupatinath Sellers

All around the temple complex vendors sell prayer beads, flowers, and colored 'dust' for offerings and celebrations
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Ghats

Cremation of a Kathmandu businessman killed by the Maoists. While I was in the city, protests & strikes broke out demanding justice and action.
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A crowd gathers

Locals come to pay their respects and support the businessman's family
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Pashupatinath

Traditionally sites where Hindus who have been abandoned by their families can seek refuge and live
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Pashupatinath

Unfortunately, due to abuse of the space by others, the disenfranchised can no longer overnight here
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Kathmandu

A view on a remarkably clear day
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Monkeys

There is a deer & monkey refuge near Pashupatinath. These guys were cavorting at dusk.



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