Faces of Nepal (2014)

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In the streets of Nepalgunj.

 

 

 

Me with herders in the valley of the Chuwa Khola.

A group of people standing in front of a tent

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Woman smoking a chillum.

 

 

 

A group of people riding donkeys

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Woman cooking in her tent in the valley of the Nyalu Khola

 

A person cooking on a fire

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In a tea house in the village of Dzang.

A couple of men sitting in a room

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Women clearing snow from rooftops in Dzang after a night snow storm.

 

In the 11th-century Buddhist monastery (rikung Kagyu Thubten Rinchenling Gompa) of the village of Halji in the Limi valley. Right: Preparation for the forthcoming puja.

 

Puja in the monastery.

A person serving food to a group of people

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A group of people sitting at a table

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A villager puha in Halji. I had arrived in the village soon after a snowstorm. Local people were praying for the quick melting of snow so that they could complete their harvest of buckwheat.

A group of people sitting on the floor

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A group of women sitting on the ground

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A group of people sitting on the ground

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A group of people sitting on the ground

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A group of people sitting on a ledge

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A group of people sitting in a circle

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Cooking for the puja participants.

A couple of women cooking in a kitchen

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In a tea house below Nara La.

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Women near the hamlet if Nim.

 

Women travelling on foot to Simikot.

A group of women hiking on a rocky hill

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A group of people sitting on a rocky hill

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Women in a painted chorten (left) and in a flour mill (right), near Simikot.

 

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