Bodhnath, Kathmandu - Nepal One of the largest stupas in the world, Bodhnath was constructed in the 14th century, after the Mughal invasions from India. Now a major tourist attraction, it is also an important place of pilgrimage and meditation for Tibetan Buddhists and local Nepalis. Here, the great hemisphere of the stupa, symbolizing water, and stained with saffron, streams with prayer flags from its square tower, bearing the omnipresent Buddha eyes on all four sides.

The Orange Hand, Kathmandu - Nepal Within the walls of Pashupatinath, the expansive Hindu temple grounds in Kathmandu, you will find many small doors and nooks; fabulously carved and adorned with dyes and marigolds.

Morning Snow, Pheriche - Nepal The spring morning dawns with a fresh layer of snow in the valley near Pheriche. During the next eight hours there would be three helicopter flights to this area to evacuate injured and altitude-stricken trekkers from the Khumbu, back to Kathmandu. Even one of the locals was transported because of a complex elbow fracture sustained in a fall from a snowy tin roof while clearing snow. Even this beautifully transient amount of snow can be dangerous.