It is my second visit at Pashupatinath, Nepal's most important Hindu
temple. It is located along the banks of the Bagmati River. The Bagmati is
a holy river and, like Varanasi on the Ganges, a popular place to be cremated.
It is a powerful place, only disturbed by the hords of tourists (one of them is me) and feral monkeys - ah well there is also one holy man dressed as a monkey. I sometimes don't know who is the monkey here, the tourist or the monkey itself. Some of them are barely covered and almost push the mourning people aside while they gather around their cremation gath only to get a got shot for the family album. Guys, please cover up, be discreet when taking pictures and show respect. Respect as much as you would expect when you go to the funeral of your mother. Thank you.
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| Along the holy Bagmati river. |
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| Cremation ghats |
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| Body being washed and prepared. |
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| Monkeys everywhere |
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| A holy man poses for some cash (or you have a long lens) |
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| The monkey is a man |
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| Kids fishing for offerings in the river...and the rare golden teeth. |
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| More monkeys everywhere... |
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| ...and more... |
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| ...and more. |
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