Manakamana (cable car)

Gateway to the Manakamana Cable Car	NepalNov07 1554.jpg	The cable car leads to an important mountaintop temple	Austrian-engineered Manakamana Cable Car climbs 1000m in 2.8 km
Sacraficial goat awaiting its one-way trip to the temple	Trisula River at the Manakamana cable car base station	Trisula River, Nepal	Small hillside village below the Manakamana cable car
Nepali village below Manadamana	Small hillside village below the Manakamana cable car	Hillside farmland, Nepal	View east from the Manadamana cable car, Nepal
Nepali couple sharing the cable car gondola with me	Terraced fields seen from the cable car, Manakamana	Terraced fields seen from the cable car, Manakamana	Terraced fields seen from the cable car, Manakamana
Terraced fields seen from the cable car, Manakamana	Upper station, Manakamana Cable Car	Upper station, Manakamana Cable Car	I was surprised to find a large village at the top of the mountain, Manakamana
Manakamana village	Manakamana village	Manakamana village	Manakamana village
Manakamana village	Manakamana Mandir (temple) Nepal	Manakamana Mandir (temple) Nepal	Manakamana Mandir (temple) Nepal
Manakamana Mandir (temple) Nepal	Manakamana Mandir (temple) Nepal	Holy man, Manakamana	Temple bell, Manakamana
Temple lion, Manakamana	View of the Himalaya from the temple terrace, Manakamana	Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) Nepal Himalaya, Mansiri Himal	View from Manakamana Temple looking northwest
Annapurna II (7937m/26,039ft) from Manakamana	Terraced fields, Manakamana	Himal Chuli from Manakamana	Climb that hill for an unobstructed view of the Mansiri Himal range, Nepal Himalaya
A nice village dog that joined me on my hike until some nasty kids threw a stone at it	Outside the village, Manakamana	Mountain track, Manakamana	Mountainside house, Manakamana