An historical Newari farmhouse in the traditional village of Nuwakot, Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

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

Porter crossing a suspension bridge decorated in Tibetan prayer flags, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Tourists watching sunrise from Sarangkot, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan people at Boudhanath Stupa (Bodhnath Stupa), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Street Market near Taumadhi Tole square, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese couple working in a terrace field, Dhampus Mountain village, Nepal, Asia

An historical Newari farmhouse in the traditional village of Nuwakot, Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

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

Nepalese prayer flags above a highway with a motorcycle driving by, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Main street in the Nepalese city of Charikot, Nepal, Asia

Female dancer at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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

Women at their home in the foothills of the Himalayas at Pokhara in Nepal

Nepalese dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nepalese dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, 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.

Local grey-haired woman laughing in Nepal

An historic Newari farmhouse in the traditional village of Nuwakot, Langtang Region, Nepal, Asia

Pack horses on their way down cross a wire bridge, Tzum Valley, Nepal, Asia

Young Nepalese women working in an open Tailor shop in Bandipur, Tanahun district, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman of the Tharu ethnic group, portrait, Chitwan, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman of the Tharu ethnic group, portrait, Chitwan, Nepal, Asia

Women and children living in the foothills of the Himalayas at Pokhara in Nepal

Male and female dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Portrait of two Sherpa women of the mountains in traditional clothing, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, Asia

Nepali women working in tea houses in the Everest region, Nepal, Asia

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

Nepalese woman and boats of Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Holy woman sitting on the ground at the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

A group of tourists sit with their scooters in the historical temple square in Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ploughing potato fields with yaks below old Langtang village, Langtang, Nepal, Asia

Friends two women and a baby, Patan, Nepal

Nepalese locals gathering in the foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal

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

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 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

A Nepalese woman sirdar carrying a load in the Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

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

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

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

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

A Nepalese woman in the Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Woman Willowing Maize. Annapurna Trail near Pokhara.

Woman Willowing Maize. Annapurna Trail near Pokhara.

Asian woman wearing traditional clothing

Nepalese woman in front of Annapurna, Pokhara, Nepal, Himalaya, Asia.

Produce seller in the historic centre of Patan-Lalitpur in Kathmandu Valey, Patan, Nepal, Asia

Market booth in the old town of Kathmandu, Nepal

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

Portrait, old, wrinkled native woman, wearing pink shirt, Ghandruk, Kaski District, Nepal, Asia

Native woman weaving material on loom, open air, Jhong, Mustang District, Nepal, Asia

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

Nepalese woman, portrait, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Old Nepalese woman, furrows in her face, ear jewellery, portrait, near Panauti, Nepal, Asia

A woman is working at pottery in the streets, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman, portrait, Bandipur, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman with earrings and nose piercing, portrait, with Nargakot, 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

Golden statues of a man and a woman sitting and praying in the morning light, Bandipur, Nepal, Asia

Woman gets drinking water in the old town of Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tole, old town of Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Women sitting on a step, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Woman working on felt shoes, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

People watching a procession, steps of the Nyatapola Pagoda, Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Young woman and son looking out of farmhouse window, Purang, Mustang District, Nepal, Asia

Women and children, Nyatapola Pagoda, Taumadhi square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman, Portrait, Bandipur, Nepal, Asia

Painter painting a Thanka or Thangka painting, Boudnath, Kathmandu, Nepal, South Asia

Men and women talking on the Taumadhi square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Women and children, Taumadhi square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Men, women and children, Taumadhi square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Hikers backpacking on mountain, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal

Caucasian couple standing in ornate doorway, Lukla, Khumbu region, Nepal

Tourists posing for cell phone selfie, Lukla, Khumbu, Nepal