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Nepal

Entrance to the Golden Temple in Patan

Worshipping the life of a Kumari Devi or Virgin Goddess. The young girl whose feet never touch ground a living goddess. She is treated like royalty and is carried around on chariots or in her caretakers arms at all times.

She does not attend school, does not learn to walk until she reaches puberty. Once she begins to menstruate, she goes through a 12 day ritual, marking the end of her life as a little goddess. Worshiped by the Hindus as well as the Buddhists. I have never seen someone so bored as this young girl.

The traffic is almost unbearable. It does not move at times.

Different modes of transportation

A pharmacy located across the street from the main hospital in Kathmandu

To the left in the photo is the Main hospital in Kathmandu

Another pharmacy

Another street view of the Main hospital

My question is how do all these businesses survive in this environment?

Check out the overhead telephone and electric lines

Check out the manequins in the air to the left.

I guess you just roll out a mat and set up business

Old market in Kathmandu

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