Monday, October 10, 2005

This Lady Lama gave me a lovely blessing at Bodhnath. She has green eyes! Posted by Picasa
This Lama is making a circum-prostration around the temple. He has hand and knee cushions, and when he stands, he claps his hands together over his head, in front of his face, and in front of his chest before taking two steps forward, prostrating himself on the ground, and repeating the process. This is the equivalent to a 3 in 1 ambulation...one time on the ground and three on foot when done in this manner.  Posted by Picasa
In this shot at Bodhnath, a Lama is giving a passerby a blessing. Posted by Picasa
Another shot of Bodhnath. Posted by Picasa
The whole Bodhnath stupa. Posted by Picasa
The stupa is stained with a vegetable / water mixture splashed up along its curves in large, sweeping circular motions. In this image, the breeze is just lightly blowing some of the decorrative hanging cloth above the eyes, giving it a raised eyebrow effect. "you talkin' to me?...." Posted by Picasa
This Buddhist stupa, Bodhnath, is the largest in Nepal and one of the world's largest. It serves as the center for the Tibetan refugees in Nepal, allowing a peek into Tibet's vibrant culture, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Posted by Picasa
After returning to Kathmandu, I spent the morning after the Everest flights revisiting just one temple, my very favorite in the world, Bodhnath. Posted by Picasa
Everest at the far left, and Tibet just behind it. Posted by Picasa
Finally, here is Mount Everest...the pyramid topped wonder. Posted by Picasa
Sea of Himalayan Mountains, through propeller... Posted by Picasa
These were mere shrimpy mountains at just over 20,000 feet or so.... Posted by Picasa
Just breathtaking. Himalayas via morning flight. Posted by Picasa
Himalayan view by small plane. Posted by Picasa
After returning to Kathmandu, I just had to take an Everest Mountain Flight. I won't ever see that on foot (at least not until I receive bionic knees), so this was the next best thing. I will just post a bunch of mountain photos here and make separate entries for the shots of the big mack daddy, Mount Everest. Posted by Picasa