Nepal and Kathmandu is still treating me very well, I really get a lot of valuable input from several people!
An assorted lot
Most of us at the coffee shop are travelers or emigrees, but the globus belonged to a local girl, which led to interesting conversation & photography for me.
I followed this family for a few hundred meters, working to pick the right moment, this one worked well I think.
Swastikas are of course to be found all over the place, its part of the culture(s)
This is on a tanker servicing something in the kora around Boudhanath.
Budhanilkhanta temple
This must be Ganesh, from Budhanilkhanta temple
Budhanilkhanta is an interesting Hindu temple for me, it feels very peaceful in a different way than what I am used to from Buddhist settings & locations. Maybe it is a more female energy?
I am no expert on Hindu traditions, but this should be Vishnu resting in the water. Hopefully I will get the time to get deeper into these things, they feel natural to me somehow, although different from Buddhism...
Here is at least what I found on Wikipedia
Black hat lama dance!
This is quite something to experience! Of course it is very colourful, so most of what I have from these events might not fit in with #monomad. These two do, I think, it shows a bit of that dynamic, really wild energy that is both shown & tamed at the same time!
That is it for now!
I plan to return here for around 3 months from mid August, that way I can cover most of the really vibrant festivals. Comment if you would like to join in.