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In the late 1980s, author Pico Iyer embarked on an Asian journey with the purpose of discovering ...

China / India / Indonesia Kenneth Champeon

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Kumari -- Nepal's `Living Goddess'

A slum settlement in an anonymous by-lane of Kathmandu city was abuzz with activity. In spite of ...

Nepal Nabanita Dutt

Kumari, the Living Goddess of Kathmandu

Kumari, Kathmandu's Living Goddess

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

Nepal Anil Blon

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Nepal's Singing Nun

Ani Choying Dolma better known as "The Singing Nun" of Nepal...

Nepal AFP/Deepak Adhikari

Boudhanath Stupa

Boudhanath Stupa - Little Tibet, Nepal

Anil Blon on trekking in Nepal...

Nepal Anil Blon

Freelance holy man, Patan. "Suddenly a wild man with long unkempt hair and bedraggled beard confronted us."

Photos from Kathmandu

A story told with photos.

Nepal Robert Tompkins

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Nepal's Kung Fu Nuns

The world's first order of kung fu nuns...

Nepal AFP/Frankie Taggart

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Nepal's Royal Politics

Nepal's Royal family may be eyeing a return to public life...

Nepal AFP/Subel Bhandari

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Renovation work may prove Indian emperor built Nepal monastery

KATHMANDU, Feb 10, 2003 - Ancient artefacts unearthed during renovation work on Nepal's second-ol...

Sri Lanka / Nepal / India AFP/Shusham Shrestha

The southern (or "sapphire") face of Mt. Kailash.

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal

16 May - 2 June 2002 * * * * * Day 1: 16 May 2002 / Nepalganj When the Journey Begins The pilgrim...

China / Nepal Jeff Greenwald

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SSMK on Radio Nepal

A teen radio show breaks taboos in Nepal...

Nepal AFP/Claire Cozens

The Valley of Kathmandu - 3

Part 3 of 3 "Namaste," the waiter said as he bowed his head and pressed his palms together below ...

Nepal Robert Tompkins

The Valley of Kathmandu - 1

Part 1 of 3 "Oh good. We are in luck. There is a body." Diwakar, our guide from Yeti Travels, bea...

Nepal Robert Tompkins

Passport: Nepal

"In Nepal, a guest is like a god," says Hiranya, a boy who captured and brought me to h...

Nepal April Thompson

The Valley of Kathmandu - 2

Part 2 of 3 The oldest bazaar in Kathmandu is Asan Tol, a short walk from Durbar Square. Located ...

Nepal Robert Tompkins

Tibetan pilgrim at the Great Stupa at Boudhnath, the spiritual and commercial center of the Tibetan community in the Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu, Nepal

A story told with photos.

Nepal Jeff Greenwald

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Kumari, Nepal's "living goddess"

Nepal's 'living goddess' adjusts to life in the IT sector...

Nepal AFP/Deepesh Shrestha

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Nepal's battle against poachers

Nepal emerges as 'poacher's paradise'

Nepal AFP/Deepesh Shrestha

Project manager Nabin Ghimire of the International Mountain Museum displays a 5kg oxygen bottle which was used in early mountaineering expeditions.

Have Mountain Museum, Need Everest Exhibits

POKHARA, Nepal, May 23, 2003 - Lonely and forlorn, desperately seeking exhibits -- that's the pit...

Nepal AFP/Bryan Pearson

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Nepal on the Web

Travel Nepal . A self-funded organization that was established in 1996 in order to introduce Nepa...

Nepal ThingsAsian

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