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Kumari, the Living Goddess of Kathmandu

Kumari, Kathmandu's Living Goddess

Natraj Trekking - natrajtrekking [110]

Kathmandu's Living Goddess is an integral part of the daily lives of the people of old Kathmandu...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture | Travel | Religion

Mother India

Laura Kelley - lauramk [50]

A traveler's experiences of culture and food in India before the monsoon.

Destinations: Bangladesh | Nepal | Indonesia | Pakistan | Tibet | Mount Everest | Hong Kong | India | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu | Thailand
Topics: Travel | Traditions | Food | Culture | Working Abroad | Nature | Ancient History
Zhao Hitches a Ride to Three Gorges in 'Getting Home'

On the Edge of Our Seats at Cinequest 18

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Mystery and suspense take on many forms in the seven Asian entries in San Jose's 18th annual Cinequest Film Festival. Why is everyone looking for Amal? What's in Dashang's suitcase? Will Zhao make it...

Destinations: Nepal | Tibet | Mount Everest | Hong Kong | India | China | Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Culture | People | Performing Arts | Nature

eTirth.com my Dream work

Saurabh Chavda - etirth [60]

eTirth is my dream work. I love explore different faith, especially Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism and Chritianism. Currently I am exloring and working on three relions, Hindu, Sikh and Jain. I...

Destinations: Bangladesh | Nepal | Pakistan | Tibet | Mount Everest | Singapore | India | China | Thailand
Topics: Festivals | Traditions | Culture | Religion
Working Rice Fields

A Village Awakens

Kristi Hemmer - hemmertime [143]

Although I’m not a morning person, I really look forward to our morning walk through the daily lives of villagers of Kathmandu Valley and am tolerant of Shivagiri’s habit of telling me everything I...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture | People | Adventure | Women & Travel | Nature | Ecotourism
Namaste

Squatters, Rice and OM, Oh My!

Kristi Hemmer - hemmertime [143]

However, this retreat wasn’t supposed to be about the glorious mud baths and divine facilities I had envisioned; it was about me. Focusing on what is important to me, what should be important and balancing the two. This was a test.

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture

Film review: Seven Years in Tibet

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Based on a true story, the 1997 Jean-Jacques Annaud film stars Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who, during an attempt to scale the Himalayan peak Nanga Parabat, is interned...

Destinations: Lhasa | Tibet
Topics: Culture | People | Literature | Religion | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | Art

Kumari -- Nepal's `Living Goddess'

Nabanita Dutt - ndutt [3,768]

A slum settlement in an anonymous by-lane of Kathmandu city was abuzz with activity. In spite of the light drizzle which had started early that morning, the crowd milling around a filthy mud tenement...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture

A Call for Chopsticks

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

As an ongoing motif in my new ThingsAsian Dinner & a Movie weblog format, I want to include chopsticks in all my photos. However, since I live in a small city in California with no Asian markets or...

Destinations: Thimphu | Bhutan
Topics: Food | Culture
The "eyes of Buddha" watch from the top of Bodhnath Stupa.

Images from Nepal

Kraig Lieb - klieb [744]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture | Photography | Religion | Architecture
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