Monday, August 27, 2012

The home of the Sherpas


Many people of the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya are devout Buddhists whose compassionate beliefs shape their lives.  In villages and alongside trails are prayer flags that cast mantras into the wind, carved mani stones and symbolic chortens.  Remote Buddhist monasteries and gompas in these high places are a riot of colorful decoration, artifacts and statues.
 
Rock paintings, Nepal himalaya

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