Cow heaven

I can never resist taking a photo of cows. These cows are smart, having taken up residence in such holy Hindu temple grounds. Cows are the most sacred animal to the Hindus, and so I am sure that these ones are given lots of love and nourishment by the Hindu pilgrims there.

A morning at Pashupati

December 16th 2007
A few days after the big festival at Pashpatinath we headed there again in the morning with Lilia’s aunty Ami. On a normal weekday morning, life at Pashupatinath is lively but not overwhelming. Ascetics in orange robes, many of them from India, make Pashupati their place of residence. People from all over the country come there for various rituals, some for good luck, some in honor of departed p ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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