Nepal, Kathmandu, Bodhnath Stupa, Detail of gilded spire hung with prayer flags and with painted eyes at its base.

Nepal, Annapurna Region, Stone engraved with mantra and Buddhist deities.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepalese army soldiers making animal sacrifice and adding to shrine of offerings.

Nepal, Janakpur, Morning puja at Ganga Sagar.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Pashupatinath, Nepalese man sitting beside stack of bricks reading holy book.

Nepal, Lamjung Pass, Two Buddhist nuns.

Nepal, Boy feeding sacred cow wearing flower garland.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Close-up of pair of eyes and 'nose' on one of the faces of the Great Stupa's steeple; the nose is, in fact, the Nepali number 1.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Top of the Great Stupa, glowing at dusk, showing the mass of multi-coloured Buddhist prayer flags hanging from it and two pairs of its eyes.

Nepal, Kathmandu, The Great Stupa surrounded by the buildings of Bodhnath, with Himalayan foothills in the distance.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Close-up of a pair of eyes and 'nose' on the steeple of the Great Stupa. The nose is the Nepali symbol for the number one.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Close-up of pair of eyes and 'nose' on one of the faces of the Great Stupa's steeple; the nose is, in fact, the Nepali number 1.