Nepal, Kathmandu, Patan, Statue of the Buddha in the entrance to Kwa Bahal or the Golden Temple.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Patan, Man selling tumeric on roadside with hands and clothing stained yellow from the spice powder.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Bodhnath, Detail of Bodhnath stupa hung with prayer flags and showing the painted eyes of Buddha.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Swayambhunath, Central temple stupa painted with the eyes of Buddha and hung with red and white flags.

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Bodhnath, Detail of stupa showing painted eyes of Buddha which includes a third eye between and above the two eyes symbolising the clairvoyant powers of the Buddha.

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

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

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

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.