Kathmandu valley is the cultural and political centre of the country. Rapid growth has resulted in mushrooming constructions and air pollution

Historic city of Patan

Gilded Statue of a praying King in Patan

Carved windows at Gorkha palace

Potters in Bhaktapur

Tourists enjoy breakfast against village setting

The holy Bagmati river in Kathmandu is treated as garbage dump and sewage canal

Rituals at Hindu temples

Tibetan pilgrims and refugees at the Buddhist Stupa in Bodnath