temple

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.