beautiful nepal II



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intricate carving on the kumari bahal - house of the living goddess.... carved panels above the doors
and further carving in the courtyard

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kneeling garuda statue guardian to kasthamandap dragons on singh sattal large bell at shiva parvati temple

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more carving at kumari bahal bird creatures ... carved hares

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trailokya mohan narayan temple lady hurrying across durbar squ. porter carrying basket man with stick

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lady stops for a quick ciggy on a temple statue of huanaman outside the palace painted statues outside the palace painter carved temple roof struts

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dragong on singh sattal a child plays with the burning bowls outside a shrine to shiva buffalo horns adorn another shrine
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colourful rickshaw in durbar squ. shiva and parvati well-fed pigeons

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porter carrying straw temples in durbar squ. a smiling beast is protected from the sun by a ladies umbrella

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swayambhunath temple more colourful roof struts in durbar sq. old man and a painted beast in durbar sq. ganesh

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temple dragon  little decorated sacred cow kathesimbhu stupa

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dancing ladies and a flute player stupa the medieval newari village of khokna

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enormous prayer wheel ladies weaving on the streets of khokna b. and a beast in bungamati rato machhendranath temple in bungamati

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paved steets of bungamati rice fields carved windows of a typical newari house, with dried garlic hanging from them

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straw and shrine toothy beast swayambhunath or monkey temple scary statues

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patan's durbar square temple elephant bell and temple at patan

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swayambhunath temple weapon outside stupa

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and to nepal III ...