Swayambhunath

Photographs of the Swayambhunath shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal

Prayer wheels

Child spinning prayer wheels

Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath

Ascending the eastern staircase

Kathmandu, Nepal

Stupa

Stupa of Swayambhunath with the eyes of the Buddha

Kathmandu, Nepal

View west

Looking west from the main sanctuary at Swayambhunath

Kathmandu, Nepal

Woman and lamps

Butter lamps inside the Dongak Choling Gompa

Kathmandu, Nepal

Masks

Carved wooden masks representing devils and deities

Kathmandu, Nepal

Painters

Men whitewashing the stupa

Kathmandu, Nepal

Dorje

Celestial thunderbolt at the entrance to the sanctuary

Kathmandu, Nepal

Macaque with apple

Rhesus macaque eating apple

Kathmandu, Nepal