Mero Dhangadhi

lotusunfurled:

Ashes to ashes by Maurice: on Flickr.

A sadhu in Kathmandu. Nepal

afp-photo:

NEPAL, Kathmandu : Young Nepalese girls dressed in the outfit of a Kumari, the living goddess, pose during Kumari Puja rituals at Hanuman Dhoka in Durbar Square of Kathmandu on September 17, 2013. Some 504 girls under the age of nine from across the country have been brought to the temple for mass worship, protection from evil, and good luck in the future. Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is the tradition of worshiping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash MATHEMA

freddie-photography:

Majestic Nepal - By Freddie Ardley Photography

medieval:

Aizen Myôô

14th C. Kamakura period. The blood-red body and flaming halo of the King of Passion, Aizen Myôô, symbolize how, in Buddhist practice, the violent energies of carnality and desire can be converted in the pursuit of enlightenment. Aizen Myôô is the embodiment of rage: his hair stands on end, a snarling lion rises from his head, and his six arms brandish Esoteric Buddhist weapons and other emblems of power. Read more.

nepal:

Nepalese mask.