Author: Efthymiou Michail - Msc G.I.S. and Human Geography

A busy street scene with traditional Nepalese architecture, featuring multi-tiered pagoda-style temples and a line of parked motorcycles beside a red building with "FIRE AND ICE" sign, with cars and pedestrians scattered throughout.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Kathmandu District

A blurry photograph showing a rural road leading through a small village with houses and forested hills in the background, and part of a person's body visible on the right edge.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Dolakha District

Two ornate, colorful statues of Hindu deities in a shrine with intricate designs and decorations. The statue on the left is dark blue with gold accents, surrounded by a fiery halo, and the one on the right is silver-toned with multiple arms, also surrounded by a fiery halo. Decorative motifs and smaller figures are visible in the background.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Pharping

Stone colonnade with ornate pillars in warm sunlight, part of an ancient heritage structure, leading into the distance.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Vidhyeshvari Vajra Yogini Temple

A vibrant cultural festival with a large crowd gathering around a traditional Nepalese chariot procession in a historic square, with intricately carved wooden architecture and onlookers observing from balconies.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Bisket Jatra

Black and white image of people participating in an outdoor ceremony by a river, with individuals seated on steps, a man playing a drum, and others holding lit traditional lamps on pole structures.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Swasthani Barta (Fast)

Aerial view of a bustling city with dense building clusters, a clear highway cutting through the middle, and surrounding green hills under a blue sky.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Madhyapur Thimi

Traditional Nepalese pagoda-style temple roofs with golden spires, adorned with colorful prayer flags, set against a backdrop of lush green mountains shrouded in mist.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Bajrayogini Temple

Alt text: A vibrant entrance of a traditional Nepalese temple adorned with multi-colored wood carvings of a deity surrounded by mythical creatures, flanked by stone lion statues, with people walking by and a two-tiered pagoda-style roof visible in the background.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Banepa

Four performers in traditional Southeast Asian attire are dancing and posing in front of an audience seated on the ground, with a building entrance and a sign reading "BERKELEY CENTER GALLERY" in the background.

Asia | Kathmandu | Nepal

Cultural Dance in Nepal