sawsengee's photos

portrait of a wandering sadhu in Kathmandu Durbar Square Nepal

Portrait of a young nepali bride outside a hindu Siva temple in Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal. She was accompanied by an entourage of in-laws, parents, friends, etc. & she had to remain coy & demure but probably her face showed mixed emotions.

Portrait of an old sadhu with black lips in Kathmandu Nepal

Group portrait of Nepalis at Boudhanath Kathmandu Nepal.

Portrait of an old Nepali in Kathmandu Durbar Square who managed to edge a smile for me in spite of the cold winter.

Portrait of a hindu devotee at Kathmandu Durbar Square.

an old pilgrim at the Boudhanath buddhist stupa offering a simple oil lamp as a token of prayer for peace & world enlightenment.

Portrait of an old pilgrim at Boudhanath Kathmandu Nepal. After circumventing the 1 hectare size lower platform of the giant stupa while constantly spinning the thousands of prayer wheels, she stopped to take a breather to say a little prayer.

Portrait of a sadhu in Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal. I asked him how long his hair lock was & he mentioned about 2 to 3 meters long & I asked him how he managed to wash them & he shrugged his shoulder & said "dry cleaning" !!!