Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags.

Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags.

Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags.

People walking round base of stupa during Lhosar, the Tibetan and Sherpa New Year festival, Bodhnath Buddhist Stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Panoramic image of Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan family in traditional clothes, Lhosar Tibetan and Sherpa New Year festival, Bodhnath Buddhist stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal, Asia

Panoramic image of Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Old woman lighting butter lamps in front of Buddha statues draped with new silk scarves, in a small temple, at the Boudha or Bodhnath stupa, Tibetan New Year (Lhosar), Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Yellow hat monks at Tibetan Buddhist new year (Lhosar), when flour thrown in the air as part of the celebrations, Samtenling monastery, Bodhnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan mother and son in traditional clothes at Lhosar (Tibetan and Sherpa New Year) festival, Bodhnath stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monks and exiled Tibetan people celebrate Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, Samtenling monastery, next to Boudha or Bodhnath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Tibetan Buddhist ceremony to celebrate new year (Lhosar), Samtenling monastery, Bodhnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Panoramic image of Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Old woman lighting butter lamps in a small temple on the north side of Boudha or Bodhnath stupa, Tibetan New Year (Lhosar), Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A woman praying during Lhosar (Tibetan and Sherpa New Year festival), Bodhnath Stupa, Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Lhosar (Tibetan and Sherpa New Year festival), Bodhnath Stupa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia