Photographs of people in Nepal |
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 Early Morning Scene in Kathmandu
A woman walking through a blue scene, early morning in Kathmandu. |
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 Vegetable Seller in Kathmandu
A couple selling potatoes, garlic, and onions in an early-morning street-market scene in Kathmandu. |
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 Women Harvesting Rice
A line of women harvesting rice in the Annapurna region. |
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 Fields During Rice Harvest
Fields of rice being harvested along the Marsyangdi River in the Annapurna region. |
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 Threshing Rice With Cattle
A family in the Annapurna region threshing their rice by having cattle walk over it. |
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 Drying Rice on the Streets of
Bhaktapur Many families' rice harvests lie drying in the sun on the streets of Bhaktapur, a town just outside Kathmandu. |
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 Teahouse Owner A Sherpa man who runs a teahouse (a sort of inn) on the Everest trek. We had spent the previous evening sitting in his kitchen drinking apple brandy and sharing stories. |
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 Sherpa Women at Namche Market
Two Sherpa women buying grain on market day in Namche Bazaar (3440 m, 11400 ft). |
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 Tsampa merchant at Namche Market
A lowlander selling tsampa flour on market day in Namche Bazaar (3440 m, 11400 ft). |
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 Pepper merchant at Namche Market
A chili pepper vendor on market day in Namche Bazaar (3440 m, 11400 ft). |
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 Buddhist Monks Dancing at the
Mani Rimdu festival A line of costumed monks dancing at the annual Mani Rimdu festival in Thame (3800m, 12500 ft). This is a festival to the God of Compassion, and the dances are a retelling of the story of Buddhism being brought to Tibet. |
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