Festivals and faith in Nepal Photo Gallery by Philip Game at pbase.com

Festivals and faith in Nepal

Nepali tourism authorities claim there are more festivals than days in the year, and I did encounter three within just two weeks. As always in Nepal, Hindu belief and ritual have intermingled with Buddhism.

These images were taken with Nikon D300 using RAW format, and are available for licensing.

Ani Gumba, a Sherpa Buddhist monastery inside Shivapuri National Park	Prayer time at Ani Gumba	Prayer time at Ani Gumba
Come blow your horn...	During Holi, women gather outside Hanuman Dhoka to weave threads around a 'tree'
Women making offerings at a festival in Kathmandu		Holi festival offerings, Kathmandu
	Holi festival offerings, Kathmandu	Winding threads around the bamboo chir pole
	Nepal	Tourists revel in the messy mayhem of Holi
In Dhulikhel, waiting for the avatar of the goddess Durga to appear	Nawa Durga in Dhulikhel	Durga roams the streets, helping herself at random
In the Ihi ceremony, Newari girls undergo a mock marriage to avert widowhood in later life	Reassurance and coaching from mother...	Reassurance and coaching from mother...
Newari girls at Ihi festival, Kathmandu	Newari girls at Ihi festival, Kathmandu
	Worshippers at a suburban temple	Waiting in line
Queueing to enter the shrine	Temple pundit, Kathmandu	Temple pundit, Kathmandu
Sadhus	Lighting lamps
Worshipping the Shiva lingam	Offerings	A plate of offerings
Holi worshippers queueing at the temple	Sacred bull at the 17th-century Bhindya Basini Temple in Pokara	A sadhu at the 17th-century Bhindya Basini Temple in Pokara
...dispensing blessings	the better to begin...	...to count the takings

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