Vishnu and Garuda statue at Changu Narayan Temple, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Statue at Changu Narayan Temple, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

The guardian Bird statue in front of red wall at Hindu Temple of Changu Narayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Changunarayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Close up of the guardian Lion statue in front of golden wall at the Hindu Temple of Changu Narayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Changunarayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Detail of colorful wood carved faces of Changu Narayan Temple, Nepal, Asia

Details of the colorful Hindu stone and wood carving on walls of Nepal's oldest Hindu temple devoted to Vishnu, Changu Narayan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Changunarayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Fine metalwork and stone carvings, Changu Narayan temple, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

High quality stone carvings, some dating back 1500 years, Changu Narayan, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

Giant turtles at giant turtle sanctuary, Changu Island, Prison Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Painter creating a Thangka picture, Changu Narayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Painter creating a Thangka picture, Changu Narayan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia