Pashupatinath is where Kathmandu Valley Nepalis cremate their dead. This side of the river, which flows into the Ganges, is where common folk pay their last respects to the dead.
This man later had another man shave his head. I presume this is part of the mourning ritual.
The eleven chaityas on the east bank. Each contains a lingam.
Another East bank view.
A yogi or sadhu, holy man, I'm not sure which.
Hindus only.
Hindus only in the Pashupati temple.
Preparing the dead.
Yes, this is posed, unfortunately. But he painted some of the brightly colored dye between my eyes after I gave him some alms and offered the photo, so I obliged.
The totem in the middle is a lingam.
The bank of stairs above the East bank.
Om.
Fun with shadows and lines.
Does your minkey have a license?
Shiva trident.
Along the way to Boudha
I would like to have been closer for this portrait, but it was taken surrepetitiously while making conversation with a policeman who was sharpening his Ghurka knife.
Boudha Stupa, the largest in Nepal and one of the largest in the world.
Buddah is watching.
Inside a gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastic temple).
Decorations at the entrance.
The requisite giant prayer wheel. A bell rings with every rotation.
This time with blurry people.
This set of wheels was better lit and more colorful.
I join the crowds ambling clockwise around the stupa.
I think she's smiling because she saw me trying to snap this secretly.