Nepal

ceremony · village

At Mahabhinishkramana Dwar, Kapilvastu, Nepal, a group of villagers—men, women, and children—gathers within a rural setting surrounded by large, mature trees and an old, abandoned building structure.

industry

At a construction site in India, this hard working Nepalese woman carries her infant on her back, as she does hard manual labour.

hills

The Gangotri peaks are actually not situated close to the temple valley of Gangotri, but they shine in all the glory of a brilliant spring-time sunset, along with Shrikantha to the right and other peaks of the range, as seen from the Kiarko…

village · hills

Nepalese Gurung men hang out outside their village of Ghandruk with a backdrop of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna range peaks.

politics

Nepal: Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia.

birds · wildlife

Black crowned Jay nectaring on Rhododendron blossoms at wildfilmsindia forest in Motidhar The Black-headed Jay, also known as the Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), is a bird found in the Himalayas, ranging from Afghanistan to India, N…

temple · hills

Pancheshwar Mahadev Temple is a sacred temple of Lord Shiva located at the foothills of the India - Nepal border, at the confluence of the Sharda and Kali rivers near Lohaghat in Champawat district.

flowers

The trees are festooned with tree orchids and the Rhododendron shrubs are in flower too - it's spring-time in Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal, on the Everest trail.

river · hills

A small waterfall in the valley of Annapurna Conservation Area in the Gandaki zone. This waterfall meets River Modi which is the source of drinking water, freshwater fish, agriculture, etc., in Nepal.

river

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teest…

bus · highway

A local Nepalese bus en route Ghandruk from Landruk gets stuck in the road craters due to incessant rains. The bus conductor tries every trick up his sleeve to get the bus going, however, it would get stuck again and again.

As Elon Musk once quoted 'In the early days of aviation, there was a great deal of experimentation and a high perish rate.' However, the risk of flying in Nepal has greater chances of perishing.

flowers

As spindrift crystalline snow blows off the mighty summit of Dhaulagiri I in Nepal, we get a brilliant view of this Nepalese peak from the top of Mulde peak in the Annapurna Sanctuary during Rhododendron flowering season.

Nepali woman unloads water bottles from van outside French Bakery in Thamel, Kathmandu, has a range of gluten free and vegan cakes and brownies and other options.

aerial

Aerial views of Kathmandu city in Nepal, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view of a city that is now congested and growing beyond its capacity. Note the Bal Mandir - Nepal Children's Organisation, in the white building.

farmland · village

Twin Otters land on makeshift, grassy runways and fields in Nepal, on a fairly regular basis. Village machan for crop protection overlooks A Twin Otter landing on A grass runway in Nepal. Yeti Airlines Domestic Pvt. Ltd.

river · architecture

Expedition members crossing the long suspension bridge from Nunthala to Bupsa, across Dudh Kosi river during Mount Everest expedition in Nepal.

India and Nepal's flags fly higher as Jaswant Singh and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and a grand military band welcome King Birendra of Nepal to India, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the presidential palace.

India and Nepal's flags fly higher as Jaswant Singh and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and a grand military band welcome King Birendra of Nepal to India, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the presidential palace.

temple · ceremony

Thousands of pilgrims travel to the temple town of Pashupatinath in Nepal every year. Here a pilgrim seems to be travelling on a wing and a prayer, as he counts a string of beads and recites mantras as he counts the beads of the Hindu rosar…

As spindrift crystalline snow blows off the mighty summit of Dhaulagiri I in Nepal, we get a brilliant view of this Nepalese peak from the top of Mulde peak in the Annapurna Sanctuary during Rhododendron flowering season.

temple · river

Tal Barahi Temple is a small 2 story pagoda-style temple devoted to the deity Tal Barahi. This Hindu temple in Nepal dedicated to Ajima in the boar manifestation, representation of the force of Shakti.

Flying alongside Everest can be a fabulous experience. See the highest peak in the world, at 29, 028 feet, from a few thousand feet higher, as you traverse the Nepal Himalaya. See across from Everest, well into the Tibetan plateau.