Mero Dhangadhi

brittanyemyers:

April 2015 - “the tombstones” at Thokla Pass (15,800 ft) Khumbu, Nepal 

Signs And Symbols- Prayer Flag

mamawinterwolf:

Continuing The Reading…

Prayer Flag
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Belonging to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, these are lengths of colorful flags that bear images and mantras or prayers. The flags take two forms, either horizontal strings of many flags, or single, vertical flags. Both kinds traditionally puncture the sacred landscape, fluttering in the breeze among the mountains, temples, stupas, and monasteries of Nepal and Tibet although they are now seen in other places.

Typical prayer flags come in a series of five differently colored cloths with woodblock designs that represent the five elements. The order and significance of the colors is blue (space), white (water), red (fire), Green (air), and yellow (earth). The designs include mantras and depictions of auspicious symbols such as the Triratna.

Tibetans believe that the prayers printed on the flags are carried to the Gods, hence their appearance in high places. As the colors fade, so the prayers become a permanent part of the Universe. Pristine strings of new flags join the faded and tattered older ones, symbolic of the continual renewal of life. In common with older sacred items, prayer flags should not touch the ground.

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SOURCE: “The Illustrated Signs & Symbols Sourcebook: An A to Z Compendium Of Over 1000 Designs” By Adele Nozedar
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lust4mtns:

Snow peak in Nepal by dm Knaz

syymza:

A village near Namo Buddha, Nepal

jeannepompadour:

Statue of Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dölma in Tibetan Buddhism, a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism from Nepal, 18th century

gavingough:

This is a photograph of the rarely seen living Goddess, the Royal Kumari Devi.

The Kumari is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as a living manifestation of divine female energy. Following a stringent selection process, the young Kumari in installed within the Kumari Ghar temple in Kathmandu’s Durbar Square. The Kumari Ghar was one of the few temples not destroyed or badly damaged by the April 2015 earthquake.

Once the young Kumari ascends to her throne, she lives a life of virtual secrecy, rarely appearing in public. Her feet will, quite literally, not touch the ground until the goddess departs from her body. She is either carried upon a golden palanquin or will have cloth placed before her on the rare occasions that she walks outside.

The Kumari will occasionally appear at a window inside the Kumari Ghar palace but photography is strictly prohibited so pictures of her are rare. So revered is the Kumari Devi that even a glimpse of her is believed to bring good fortune.

Today, the Kumari walked a short distance from the Kumari Ghar to the Taleju Bhawani Temple, which is open for just one day each year during the Dashain Festival.

A protective human shield was formed around her and she walked silently and with great poise, apparently unflustered by the growing scrum of devotees surrounding her.

When she reaches puberty, the Kumari Devi will return to a mortal life, being free to marry and return to her family.

I have visited Kathmandu many times over the course of the last 15 years but I have never seen the Kumari Devi in person, let alone had an opportunity to photograph her.

#nepal #kathmandu #dashain #kumari #travelphotography #lonelyplanet (at Kathmandu, Nepal)

theworldon35mm:

Deep in the Himalayas. Between Lukla and Namche bazaar.

Khumbu Region, Eastern Nepal.