Pictures from Nepal

Dawn.com Published October 8, 2012
A man stands in the early morning sun in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man stands in the early morning sun in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
Children play ping pong at the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
Children play ping pong at the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A farmer heads home after selling vegetables along the streets of the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A farmer heads home after selling vegetables along the streets of the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man stands on the back of a vehicle carrying sacks of onions in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man stands on the back of a vehicle carrying sacks of onions in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man walks in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man walks in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A woman carrying a milk jar walks along a street in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A woman carrying a milk jar walks along a street in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
Children sing and dance while men read newspapers in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
Children sing and dance while men read newspapers in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man carrying roosters heads home from a livestock market in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.
A man carrying roosters heads home from a livestock market in the ancient Nepalese city of Bhaktapur.

Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and is located in the Himalayas, bordered by China, and India.The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the Earths highest point, Mount Everest, called ‘Sagarmatha’ in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft above sea level. – Photo by Reuters

Read more

On DawnNews
Dawn News English
Comments (3) Closed
BK
Oct 08, 2012 09:32pm
Simply beautiful! I hope I will someday be able to visit Nepal and see these exquisite scenes in person.
Recommend 0
Pervez
Oct 08, 2012 06:10pm
I have just returned from Nepal and this ancient city. The pictures here do not reflect the beauty of this city. I have much better picture
Recommend 0
kulwinder jassal
Oct 08, 2012 06:22pm
When i was in India around 1980's , there were lots of nepaliee people living for work especially for chokidar ( watchman ) duties . They are really devoted in their work and very decent people.
Recommend 0

Latest Stories

dawn images site

Most Popular

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Must Read

Opinion

Editorial

Reserved seats
Updated 15 May, 2024

Reserved seats

The ECP's decisions and actions clearly need to be reviewed in light of the country’s laws.
Secretive state
15 May, 2024

Secretive state

THERE is a fresh push by the state to stamp out all criticism by using the alibi of protecting national interests....
Plague of rape
15 May, 2024

Plague of rape

FLAWED narratives about women — from being weak and vulnerable to provocative and culpable — have led to...
Privatisation divide
Updated 14 May, 2024

Privatisation divide

How this disagreement within the government will sit with the IMF is anybody’s guess.
AJK protests
14 May, 2024

AJK protests

SINCE last week, Azad Jammu & Kashmir has been roiled by protests, fuelled principally by a disconnect between...
Guns and guards
14 May, 2024

Guns and guards

THERE are some flawed aspects to our society that we must start to fix at the grassroots level. One of these is the...