Kathmandu

Nepal·river

Minor damage at Boudhanath stupa after the 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal. Visitors in large number seen at the Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal·temple · river

Pashupatinath is regarded as the most sacred and the largest Hindu temple of Lord Shiva, and Shiva is the most worshipped god in Nepal.

Nepal·politics

A peaceful protest (and even a democratic and non-violent one, despite this not being a democracy!) courses through the streets of Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu! The reds come marching through!?

Nepal

Pilgrims Bookstore: The flagship store in Kathmandu has an extraordinary selection of books. It specialises in the Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent, Eastern philosophy, travel, guidebooks, yoga and the healing arts.

Nepal·temple

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Pashupatinath is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for devotees of Shiva.

Nepal

Nepali boys and girls doing push up during their Taekwondo training session in Kathmandu city. Taekwondo , also transcribed as Taekwon-Do or Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art with a heavy emphasis on kicks.

Nepal·architecture · hills

A building collapse after an earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday 25th April 2015. The 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake), which killed more than 7,000 people and injured more than twice as many, occurred at 11:56 NST o…

Nepal·architecture

Nepalese policemen clear the debris at Basantapur Durbar Square, Nepal. Kathmandu Durbar Square in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom is one of three Durbar (royal palace) Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal,…

Nepal·hills · architecture

A Nepali woman carries her child and crosses a busy road in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Kathmandu Valley, located in Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgr…

Nepal·ceremony

People worship the huge 'Kala Bhairava' statue at Hanuman Dhoka in Durbar Square, Nepal. Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmand…

Nepal·hills

Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur in Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. One can see the 17th century Royal Palace which is now a Museum at Patan Durbar Square. The wooden windows and sculptures engraved can be seen at the Palace.

Nepal·bus · bazaar

Buses for destinations within the Kathmandu Valley depart from the City Bus Park, also called the old bus stand, in the east of the city. Buses to the Tibetan border also leave from here.

Nepal·bus · hills

Indian Army team touring around Kathmandu on bus during Everest expedition. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas o…

Nepal·hills · old town

Kathmandu: Kathmandu is the capital and largest urban agglomerate of Nepal. The agglomerate consists of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at its core, and its sister cities Patan, Kirtipur, Thimi, and Bhaktapur.

Nepal·highway

New Road is the financial hub and busiest high street of Nepal. It refers to a four lane street in the center of Kathmandu, as well as the surrounding neighborhood. It is one of the busiest marketplaces in the city.

Nepal·river

Pigeons are feed by visitors at the Boudhanath stupa. Minor damage at Boudhanath stupa after the 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal. Visitors in large number seen at the Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal·hills · snow

View of the famous Swayambhunath stupa after it was damaged in the April 25 massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal·temple

People worship the huge 'Kala Bhairava' statue at Hanuman Dhoka in Durbar Square, Nepal. Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmand…

Nepal·bazaar · flowers

People are busy walking down a local market in Nepal. Women are selling flowers, garlands and other puja items on a street of Kathmandu city, Nepal. An old woman is seen sitting at the corner of the street.

Nepal·architecture

Panoramic view of an incongruous skyline, with prayer flags of Buddhists, a telecom cell phone signal tower and an array of residential buildings in downtown Kathmandu, near Thamel.

Nepal·politics

The Narayanhiti Palace, or Narayanhiti Durbar, is a palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, which long served as a primary residence for the country's monarchs.

Nepal·hills

Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport situated in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the sole international airport in Nepal and has one domestic terminal and one international.

Nepal·hills

A crowded streets of Kathmandu city, Nepal. Local taxis lined up at one side of the roads some waiting for passengers and some just parked. Pedestrians and vehicles are passing by.