temple

Nepal·temple

Priest at a temple in Kathmandu. Man with tika on forehead. Stylish Nepalese woman with fancy hand-bag comes to temple for worship. Newari man stands near temple complex.

Nepal·temple · old town

Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It is not known for certain when Pashupatinath Temple was founded.

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…

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula Pass stands an hour and a half away from Thimphu, along a lovely Rhododendron and conifer forest (with trees festooned with orchids) and lies along the highway to central Bhutan, with a road leading to Punakha.

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula pass above Thimphu, en route central Bhutan... 108 stupas have been built on this beautiful pass which leads to the valley of Punakha to the north or to central Bhutan's Bumthang valley.

temple

Crowd of Hindu devotees at the entrance to Pashupatinath Temple - possibly the holiest Hindu temple in the world. Pashupatinath Temple is a Hindu temple located in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal·temple

The entrance to Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Non-Hindus are not allowed to enter, but the temple can be seen from across the Bagmati River.

Kathmandu, Nepal·river · temple

The Bagmati River is a river of Nepal and India. It flows through the Kathmandu valley and is the river separating Kathmandu from Lalitpur. It is considered a holy river both by Hindus and Buddhists.

Nepal·hills · temple

Monkeys play around the statues of Buddha at the entrance of the ancient religious temple of Swayambhunath in Kathmandu Nepal.

Nepal·hills · temple

A tourist offering prayer at the Swayambhunath Temple ( monkey temple ) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal·hills · river

Located in a lovely little hill rock Swayambhunath Stupa middle of city is one of the most fascinating architectural jewels of the world. This great Stoup is said to have been built around 250 B.C.

temple · dance

Apsaras represent an important motif in the stone bas-reliefs of the Angkorian temples in Cambodia (8th-13th century AD), however all female images are not considered to be apsaras.

Nepal·crafts · river

The lovely old temples and town square of Kathmandu in Nepal! This is Basantapur, also famous for the Kastamandup Temple. Its is believed that the temple was build with the wood of just one tree.

temple · river

Bells hang off the roof of a lovely old temple structure and frescoed windows made of wood look lovely in the afternoon dappled sunlight, as temple bells ring out in this old temple town! A lovely old part of Patan city in Nepal.

river · temple

The little islands could well be somewhere in Thailand, except that they are in the middle of the Brahmaputra river! A ferry makes its way over to the island of Umananda where a temple has Golden Langur monkeys living around it.

Bhutan·ceremony · hills

Chortens, small prayer houses, atop Dochula pass near Thimphu, Bhutan. Prayer Flags, Mani Walls and Prayer Wheels present a propitious setting throughout the urban agglomerate of Thimphu. Thimphu is the place where Buddha is worshipped.

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula Pass stands an hour and a half away from Thimphu, along a lovely Rhododendron and conifer forest (with trees festooned with orchids) and lies along the highway to central Bhutan, with a road leading to Punakha.

architecture · old town

A busy pedestrian scene in the historic old town of Annecy, France, featuring traditional alpine architecture and the Church of Saint François de Sales.