Esther's photos

A Sadhu at the Pashupatinath Temple at Deopatan near Kathmandu, Nepal Sadhu is the Sanskirt word for a mystic,or wandering monk who lives apart from society in order to focus on his own spirituality. ODT: Yellow AIMG_0473

A sideview of a Sadhu at the Pashupatinath Temple at Deopatan near Kathmandu, Nepal Sadhu is the Sanskirt word for a mystic,or wandering monk who lives apart from society in order to focus on his own spirituality. AIMG_0475

A young child gazes from her window in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. AIMG_0454

Colored powders and tins to put them in are sold by street venders in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal AIMG_0459

Flying is certainly easier than climbing the Himalaya mountains AIMG_0433

Mt. Everest, at 8,850 m (29,035 ft) above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the world. It is part of the Himalaya mountain chain. This was photographed from a vibrating plane's window. ODT: Adventure AIMG_0435

A sacred cow takes advantage of the garbarge workers' strike in Kathmandu, Nepal AIMG_0399

According to Buddhist tradition and belief, prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify evil (bad karma). Important texts are written on the wheels and spinning them is believed to garner as much good karma as reading the inscriptions aloud. This photograph was taken at Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, complex overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. ODT: Words of Widom AIMG_0377

A lion guards Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple which looks over the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal AIMG_0378