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Portrait of a Sadhu, Pashupatinath temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal, Asia

Buddha's eyes on gold leaf spire of one of the world's largest Buddhist stupas at Boudhanath, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Mother and daughter stand in temple doorway at Kumari (living goddess) festival, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Stupas at the base of Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Pilgrim makes clockwise circumambulations of the stupa, Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Prayer flags around the dome of one of the world's largest Buddhist stupas at Boudhanath, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Smoke rising from cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River during Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Man cycling past the Golden Gate, Sun Dhoka, in Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

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

Night ceremony at Bhairab Nath Temple, Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

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

Stall selling coloured powder for rituals at entrance to Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Lalung La on Kathmandu-Lhasa road, Shisapangma snow peak in distance, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist monk near Swayambhunath offering to bless people at a roadside altar, Kathmandu, 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

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

A traditional Thanka painting at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boy recycling wood after a cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient ornately carved wood window frames on an old building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A traditional Thanka painting at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A view of Swayambhu Stupa with full moon marks the 2554 years of Lord Gautam Buddha's birth. Nepalese and Tibetan pilgrims lit lamp at the Stupa with the hopes of peace in country. Despite of the on going political turmoil about non-formation of Constitution, Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) was celebrated throughout the nation in peace. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2010-May-27

Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious and sectarian affiliations and range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving the entire face. the application of a tilaka is usually done at the start of each day after bathing as a way to sanctify the body and prepare it to receive the divine. pashupatinath, nepal

A traditional Thanka painting at the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cell for meditation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Family preparing a body for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Boys panning in the Bagmati River for gold from teeth and jewellery, after the remains of funeral pyres are tipped into the river, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A Buddhist monk wearing a face mask against the appalling Kathmandu air pollution at Boudanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The Boudhanath Stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Monkeys at Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia