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