Nepal and Kathmandu is still treating me very well, I really get a lot of valuable input from several people!
An assorted lot
Geography was the theme this morning!
Most of us at the coffee shop are travelers or emigrees, but the globus belonged to a local girl, which led to interesting conversation & photography for me.
The streets may be rough, but this kid is well taken care of
I followed this family for a few hundred meters, working to pick the right moment, this one worked well I think.
Swastikas are of course to be found all over the place, its part of the culture(s)
This is on a tanker servicing something in the kora around Boudhanath.
Budhanilkhanta temple
This must be Ganesh, from Budhanilkhanta temple
Budhanilkhanta is an interesting Hindu temple for me, it feels very peaceful in a different way than what I am used to from Buddhist settings & locations. Maybe it is a more female energy?
I am no expert on Hindu traditions, but this should be Vishnu resting in the water. Hopefully I will get the time to get deeper into these things, they feel natural to me somehow, although different from Buddhism...
Here is at least what I found on Wikipedia
Young couple doing selfies in front of Vishnu
Black hat lama dance!
Black hat lama dance at Schechen monastery
This is quite something to experience! Of course it is very colourful, so most of what I have from these events might not fit in with #monomad. These two do, I think, it shows a bit of that dynamic, really wild energy that is both shown & tamed at the same time!
Young, somewhat sceptical monk 🙂
That is it for now!
I plan to return here for around 3 months from mid August, that way I can cover most of the really vibrant festivals. Comment if you would like to join in.
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