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  • A Buddhist monk and a Tibetan woman wearing a face mask walk around Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, holding prayer beads.
  • Crowds of worshipers light butter lamps in ritual offering during Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) at Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal on May 9, 2009.
  • Boudhanath Stupa at dusk, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • A woman prays during Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) at Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal on May 9, 2009.
  • A father and son, holding hands and backlit by car headlights, walk down a dusty street at night in the dark in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal following the celebration of Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's birthday) on May 9, 2009.
  • The town of Namche Bazaar in snow, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Tashi Sherpa, a Buddhist monk living and studying in Lukla, also works as a trekking guide.
  • Men pull weeds and till the soil for better aeration in a corn field in the traditional Gurung village of Landruk, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Buffalo in the village of Dhampus, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Children laugh out loud, seated together on a large boulder in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • An elderly woman removes weeds from her field outside the traditional Gurung village of Landruk, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • A man carries a stone slab on his shoulder to Landruk, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal as part of an initiative by the local committee to renovate the trail through the village.
  • Gurung lodge owner at Deorali, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Ghurjung Primary School, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • English lesson at the school in Chhomrong, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • School children spin a giant prayer wheel on their way back home from school in Phakding, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Tengboche Monastery, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Lhotse and Nuptse rise dramatically above the clouds, as seen from Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu (Mount Everest) region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal.
  • Monks cover their eyes as they look out towards Khumbi Yul Lha rising above Tengboche Monastery, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Protected rhododendron forest at dawn on the grounds of Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu (Mount Everest) region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal.
  • Ama Dablam at sunset, from Dingboche, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Ama Dablam from toilet window in Duglha, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Jagged Globe mountain guide Alun Richardson takes pictures while standing on a rock spire covered with prayer flags below Kala Patthar overlooking the Changri Shar glacier, Khumbu region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal.
  • Mount Pumori, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Yak in snow, Gorak Shep, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Langur monkey, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Ferns in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Crossing a suspension bridge at Tikhedhunga, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Female guides and porters laugh together around a campfire at Deorali, Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal.
  • A woman hangs clothes to dry outside her home in Chhomrong, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • An elderly Gurung woman smokes a cigarette in her kitchen, Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal.
  • Hiking down the Dudh Kosi between Lukla and Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu, Nepal.
  • Ethan Welty (self-portrait) stands besides a large waterfall cutting a deep gash into bedrock as it roars into the steep-sided Modi Khola valley along the Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal.
  • Park rangers riding on the backs of elephants ford the Rapti River into Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
  • A wildlife guide navigates through high grasses looking for wildlife in Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
  • A green grasshopper holds onto a blade of grass, camouflaged against a green background, in Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
  • A rhinoceros takes a bath in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
  • Villagers head off to work across the Rapti River into Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The park employs large numbers of locals to clear small parts of the park for ecosystem management and better wildlife viewing.
  • Local bus across the Reu River on the southern edge of Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
  • Young men hang out on a collapsed bridge project across the Reu River on the southern edge of Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
  • Tharu men and women play music and dance at a village on the southern edge of Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal.
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