"chaityas"

#9314726

14 Dec 2022

Funeral pyre waits to receive the body of a high-caste man of importance for cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus.

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#9299070

9 Dec 2022

A man prepares a pyre to receive the body of a high-caste man of importance for cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus.

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#9299076

9 Dec 2022

A funeral pyre waits to receive the body of a high-caste man of importance for cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus.

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#9299080

9 Dec 2022

A funeral pyre waits to receive the body of a high-caste man of importance for cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus.

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#7462550

30 Nov 2021

Smoke from a body being cremated seen amongst the many chaityas and other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath, Nepal. In the background smoke rises from the cremation ghats as a body is cremated by the bank of the Bagmati River. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7462552

30 Nov 2021

Smoke from a body being cremated seen amongst the many chaityas and other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath, Nepal. In the background smoke rises from the cremation ghats as a body is cremated by the bank of the Bagmati River. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7324224

3 Nov 2021

Chaityas in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7324228

3 Nov 2021

Chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal is a secular country. The temple is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (Holy Abodes of Shiva on the continent). Hindus alone are allowed to enter the temple premises.

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#7182894

6 Oct 2021

Many chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7182896

6 Oct 2021

Many chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#9679606

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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#9679610

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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#9679612

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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#9679614

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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#9679616

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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#9679636

3 Mar 2023

Panoramic night view of Boudhanath known also as Bouddha or Khasti Chaitya or Khasa Chaitya or even as the Great Stupa in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a legendary place for the Newar and Tibetan Buddhist mythology with the golden part having the Eyes of Boudhanath and the praying flags. The night is illuminated by the Tibetan settlement lights around. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Kathmandu, an international landmark. The mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa was damaged in the 2015 April earthquake. The Stupa is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet, and the Tibetan Refugees after the 1950s decided to live around Boudhanath. Nepalese people, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims from abroad offer the Kora while wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic as other devotees offer prayers next to the burning flames and incense around the Stupa and tourists the pigeons. The view is from open air restaurants with terraces. Kathmandu, Nepal on April 15, 2022

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