Durbar Square, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Children sitting on the wall outside theSwayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu valley in Nepal which is bedecked with flags. It is a sacred monument in the Buddhist world and is a symbolic representation of the fully enlightened mind and the path to enlightenment.

Intricate carvings on the ornate golden gate entrance to Bhaktapur Palace in Nepal

Nepalese woman walking past Bouddhanath Stupa in Nepal at the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site.

Buddhist worshipper with prayer wheels at Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Red, yellow, white, blue and green prayer flags at the Bodnath stupa, accompanied by traditional Tibetan prayer verses "Om mani padme hum, " which are said to be carried throughout the world by the wind, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boudhanath or Bodhnath, most important site of the Nepalese Buddhist community and largest stupa in the country, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Prayer flags at the stupa of Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Decorated statue of elephant and rider guards the entrance to Bodnath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist monks at the stupa of Bodnath, a northeastern suburb of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The stupa of Bodnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Stupa at dusk in Bodnath, a northeastern suburb of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia