Not much to say about either I haven't said in my previous post. Here's some from Pashupatinath. The main temple, around the river, I avoided taking pics of:
Line of small temples occupied by a Sadhu:
I was trying to get a view through all the arches with the Sadhu at the end, but some kids kept getting in the way. Darn kids:
Some cheeky monkeys:
Patan's Durbar Square. The women are celebrating Teej: a Nepali festival where they dress up in red saris, alternately fast and feast, dance and sing and pray for their husbands long lives (or to get a husband). I asked my taxi driver what the wives do who may not want their husband to last that long, but it's a non issue. If you're a married woman in Nepal of a certain generation and status, then you're uneducated and have no way to support yourself. You want your husband to stick around and keep earning money as long as he can.
The museum in Durbar Square: fascinating and beautiful bronze statues:
Bronze breastplate:
Giant hands:
3 comments:
How big are the hands?
why would someone not want their husband to be around for very long?
Matt - Giant. Well, maybe each one is the size of a human torso?
Ant - It's always a possibility.
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