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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

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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.
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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
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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.
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