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Holy man at Monkey Temple  
   

Holy man at Monkey Temple

This chap leapt on me as I was coming down the loooong flight of stairs from Monkey Temple keeping an eye on where I was putting my feet. Taking advantage of my fully bared brow, he daubed my third eye with coloured powder and flower petals. And then hotly demanded payment for his blessing. Seeing that he wasn't going to let me get away, I got him to pose for this picture to feel a little less maneuvered. Leaving him afterwards to descend the final flight of stairs, I could feel his eyes boring into my back and felt sure he was giving me the evil eye. Coming off the last step, my foot turned inwards, and I twisted my ankle...
November 2006 in Nepal

May 3rd 2007
Wow! I can now say I've been to Katmandu... How many times did I hear that name when I was a teenager! The mythical, magical hippy Mecca. How I yearned to go there! Guess I should have been somewhat mollified on arrival to have middle-aged vendors calling out to me from every street corner and shop door with a 'Hey, friend! You're back! I remember you! What've you been up to these last 25 year ... read more
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