Mero Dhangadhi

vicariousplacebo:

Thaw by everlookphotography

Nepal.

magictransistor:

Kevin Bubriski. Shyam Puri Naga Baba, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1987.

Fishtail (Machhapuchhre) Mountain

afp-photo:

NEPAL, Kathmandu : A group of Nepalese Buddhist boys pose as they attend Bratabandha, a coming-of-age ceremony in Kathmandu on March 5, 2014. In Newari culture of the Shakya caste, the heads of young boys are shaved and they wear a dress of a monk during the Bratabandha ceremony, which combines chudakarma and upanayana, among the hill communities of Nepal. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA

expressions-of-nature:

Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching: Bucking the worldwide trend, Nepal continues its successful fight against poaching (by Laurel Neme for National Geographic) 

On World Wildlife Day, March 3, Nepal celebrated 365 days with zero poaching. No rhinos, tigers, or elephants were killed. It’s the second year of such success in Nepal. In 2011 the country also had none, and in 2012 it lost just one rhino to poaching.

Nepal’s remarkable achievement at zero poaching for a second year gives lessons for other countries and hope for the future of our wildlife.

Read the full article | Photograph Sources: 1, 2, 3.

publicdomainreview:

The Tibetan Book of Proportions: an 18th century guide to depicting the perfect Buddha and Bodhisattva figures -http://bit.ly/1nheR7q

invocado:

Enroute to Namche Bazaar (Large) by Singapore Trekker on Flickr.

peacecorps:

peacecorps:

I am a woman.
I am strong.
I will be educated.
I will be heard.
I will lead.
I will make my presence felt.
I am the author of my own fate.
I deserve respect.

Turning awareness into action, and hoping to create a lasting message about gender equity in her community, a Peace Corps Volunteer used a Girl Rising screening to recruit volunteers to paint a community mural to celebrate International Women’s Day and in support of gender equity in Nepal. The Dhaulagiri Prabidhik Shikshya Pratishthan (a technical medical school in Baglung Bazar) donated their street facing wall for the mural and on it was painted an image of a Nepali woman with Nepali text translated above.

disturbingtimes:

Lukla Airport, Nepal