Mero Dhangadhi

arjuna-vallabha:

Vishnu, Nepal

fotojournalismus:

A girl hugs a tree as she takes part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu on June 5, 2014. (Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

rosesinaglass:

Annapurna Range by beudii on Flickr.

mstrkrftz:

Mountain by Kirill Zarubin

arjuna-vallabha:

Deepa (lamp) Nepal

aljazeeraamerica:

Uterine prolapse: The hidden agony of Nepalese women

“I feel like a lump is slipping out of me,” Lakshmi Devi says hurriedly.

She clenches her fist and holds her belly tightly with the other hand; limping, she disappears behind the tall trees. A few minutes later she is back to slicing grass with dust-caked hands and says, “I pushed my uterus back in, it keeps slipping out. Sometimes it happens when I sneeze.”

Like 10 percent of Nepal’s 13 million women, Devi suffers from the painful and debilitating condition of uterine prolapse. The ligaments and muscles in her pelvic floor are too weak to hold the uterus, which slips into the vagina. The condition is often caused by overwork, not enough recovery time between pregnancies or pregnancy at a young age.

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sachinteng:

30 Day Challenge // Day 24 // Something That Represents Your Favorite Culture

I’m Buddhist and I’ve always loved the imagery even before I was. The wrathful deities from Tibetan and Mahayana art always fascinated me as a kid. They were like transformations the gods took on in battle. Like a monster magical girl I guess. His is name is Mahakala. Power Prism Make Up.