Tag Archive for: Kathmandu
A Pilgrim Monk, by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Kathmandu is a place of pilgrimage of monks from all around Nepal and other countries. Swayambhunath is such a destination point for every pilgrim, an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city…
Wisdom Eyes and Pigeons, by Ryszard Wierzbicki
I photographed this most common sight of Boudhanath – the wisdom eyes and pigeons at Boudhanath Stupa, the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. It is the center of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and rich…
Makeup, by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Even the Eyes of Wisdom at Boudhanath in Kathmandu need Makeup sometimes. Boudhanath Stupa is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet, located in the town of Boudha, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.
Award…