  Walking around the 2000 year old Swayambhunath Stupa | 
  Kathmandu artist Anil diplays a cosmic tankha | 
  Student artist painting a tankha | 
  Visitors turn the prayer wheel at Swayambhunath Stupa | 
  The prayer wheel can reach high revolutions with people's devotional push | 
  Shops and people at the foot of Swayambhunath Stupa | 
  The Swayamabhunath stupa can be seen for miles around the Kathmandu valley | 
  A man approaches the wheels to make a wish | 
  Entrance to a temple in Patan, one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. | 
  Inside the temple, images decorate the pillars. | 
  Karl photographs the images in the temple in Patan. | 
  Krishna Temple in Patan | 
  Cafe du Temple in the old Buddhist town of Patan. | 
  Contrast in the old city. | 
  People sit around the temples in Patan. | 
  Water is available in the old bath in Durbar square. | 
  At the Palace of Fifty-five Windows, an elephant with lichen. | 
  Holy men in Patan | 
  One of the temple structures in Patan. | 
  Windows in Bhagdaon -- and a Macaque monkey. | 
  Ganisha in Patan. | 
  Street in Patan. | 
  Vendor in Patan. | 
  Motorbike in Patan stands un-characteristically quietly in the city. | 
  Brass and new dresses in the old town. | 
  Morning in Patan, one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. | 
  Hazy street in Patan. | 
  A Macaque monkey finds petals to eat in Bodhnath. | 
  Dog in the cold Bodhnath morning. | 
  Cleaning at the stupa in Bodhnath. | 
  Cleaning the temple in Bodnath. | 
  Detail of the temple of Bodhnath. | 
  Bodhnath Stupa. | 
  Lady ready to spin the prayer wheels at Bodhnath stupa. | 
  Long climb to the stupa. | 
  A visitor turns the prayer wheels. | 
  Early morning at the foot of the Bodhnath stupa. | 
  Macaque monkey above masks. | 
  A man lit a candle at the Swayambhunath stupa, then put his palms together for prayer. |