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A striking looking woman from the remote Dolpa region carrying her rice pan on her head, Dolpa, Nepal, Asia

Woman panning rice (winnowing) so the unwanted husks fly out of the pan leaving the grains of rice inside, Dolghat, Nepal, Asia

A woman collects grasses in a basket made of bamboo from the rice paddies, Bardiya District, Nepal, Asia

A Nepali woman from a small village called Briddim in the Tamang Heritage region close to Langtang, Nepal, Asia

Local people crossing the 160m long suspension bridge, Trisuli Center, Bandare village, Trisuli Valley, Nepal, Asia

A woman trekking in the Langtang valley stops near a colorful Mani Stone wall below a Stupa decorated with Buddhist prayer flags, Langtang Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A woman trekking in the Langtang valley in Nepal stands on the top of Kyanjin Ri and looks out towards Ganchempo in the distance, Langtang Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A woman collects grasses in a basket made of bamboo from the rice paddies, Bardiya District, Nepal, Asia

A woman trekking in the Langtang valley in Nepal stands on the top of Kyanjin Ri and looks out towards Ganchempo in the distance, Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

A woman sits under prayer flags marking the top of the Laurebina La, the pass between the Langtang region and Helmabu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

In the Langtang valley a woman treks under a string of prayer flags path between Langtang village and Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A woman trekking in the Langtang valley rests near a chorten, Langtang Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A Tamang woman peels little squashes in a small village called Briddim in the Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

A Tamang woman peels little squashes in a small village called Briddim in the Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

Women and children walking on a country road, carrying bundles of firewood, Chautara, north of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Namaste welcome greeting from women in traditional clothing at home in the foothills of the Himalayas at Pokhara in Nepal

Woman stallholder holding the knife she uses to cut fruit for sale in the market in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her stall displays in baskets fruit, vegetables and dried fish.

Man rowing a boat carrying a woman and some cargo in the foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal. Behind is the Annapurna range of mountains.

Elaborately carved doorway, north of Tachupal Tole, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Lhokta paper being soaked and dried in sun in wooden frame on a U.N. funded project, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Nepal, Asia

Anuradha Koirala, proclaimed winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2010, warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Anuradha Koirala holds up her CNN Hero of the Year 2010 award as she is warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters

Woman carrying wood to be used as fuel for cooking by Nepalese locals living in the Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Butter lamp offerings to the Bagmati River flowing next to Brahmayani Temple. Newar Village Women wears "Haku Patasi" to the Temple. (Haku Patasi is garb worn by Newari woman). Bhaktapur, Nepal

A Nepalese woman in traditional clothing weaving cloth on a hand loom in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal, Asia

Community and home based care service is one of the critical care and support services provided to people living with HIV in Nepal. CHBC Teams provide basic health services, social, emotional and spiritual support, reinforcing the concept of ?positive living? and reducing stigma and discrimination in the community. Doti, Nepal

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Women carrying wood to be used as fuel for cooking by Nepalese locals living in the Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Community and Home Based Care (CHBC) teams also provide comprehensive care and support services including Prevention of Mother to Child Tansmission (PMTCT). Dhangadi, Nepal

Nepal. Of footprints in forest that of is most large of contemplation, contemplation of death impermanence strongest impact buddha in udanavarg

A Nepalese woman in traditional clothing weaving cloth on a hand loom in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal, Asia

Agricultural landscape, women working in green terrace rice fields, in Upper Marsyangdi valley, Bahundanda, Lamjung District, Nepal, Asia

Native woman spinning sheep's wool with traditional spinning wheel in front of house, Ghandruk, Kaski District, Nepal, Asia

Native woman walking along Mani Wall and spinning prayer wheels, Kagbeni, Mustang District, Nepal, Asia

Native woman knotting carpet using sheep's wool in front of house, Ghandruk, Kaski District, Nepal, Asia

Native woman spinning sheep's wool with traditional spinning wheel in front of house, Ghandruk, Kaski District, Nepal, Asia

Women carrying bundles of firewood, snow covered mountain peaks at back, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Himal, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia