
Let me take you down . . .
’cause we’re going to Temple Nepal

First you should fly high a prayer
(please don’t leave your karmic
and plastic litter there)




















A change of astral pace . . .

in the Garden of Kathmandu Dreams


Help! I’m being held captive by Lamas
in pajamas at a Himalayan Monastery


for spinning the Mother of Prayer Wheels

without the transcdental authority.


Pray softly and carry a big stick

. . . for your prey 🙏 Namaste!

Sorting out the prayer flags

. . . and doing a great job at it.




“It is appointed for man to die once …”

Photography;
David & Linda Redpath © 2019-26
Your photos should be in a book 💜
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As should your brilliant poetry, Miss Fiery.
I would certainly purchase a copy 😎
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Aw..well I will never do that but you’re so sweet to say so ♡
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I actually read that first line in the tune of “Strawberry Fields.” Awesome, awesome pictures!! Thank you so much for sharing and giving us a glimpse of the world!
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My pleasure, Kristian . . .
and nothing to get hung up about.
As a free-range anthropologist, it is my
vocational occupational compulsion 😎
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Your photography is spectacular!
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Thank you very much, Joann 😎
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Lovely images. Thanks for sharing.
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My indubitable pleasure 😎
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David, thanks for sharing a world unique to a fella sitting in Ohio on a cool, almost feeling like spring day. These images help to broaden my appreciation for all of the amazing people on our planet.
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It is a wonderful world full of beautiful
people. It is a privilege to be able to
get out amongst it, in peace & freedom 😎
Thanks for coming along, Big Sky.
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I was in Nepal 6 years ago and you brought it all back to me. I love your photos! You have captured the essence of the country and its people. Wonderful 🙂 Thanks for sharing
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Thank you very much for saying so,
Christine. I only but scratched the
Nepalese surface. They are such a
tranquil people, with hidden depths.
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Yes they are! My time here was memorable. A special place 🙂💕
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I miss the Momos already 😎
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Yes, isn’t it funny how every culture has some form of dumpling or pie. Also we all seem to dance in circles 🙂
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A romantic rythmic circling your prey.
Always the eternal choice ….
steamed or fried!?(dumplings that is 😎)
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Exactly 🙂
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Most beautiful pics.when you will go your country-India and Nepaal are going with you as immortal memories and they will call you again and again😊hey dearRedpath!!have you visited the Temple of Pashpati Naath at Kathmaandu.most beautiful and memorable.if you have not plz visit that surely.without this the trip of Nepaal is uncompleted.
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There is much reconstruction work going
on at the Pashupatinath Temple. With all
the earthmoving equipment & debris out
the front, I assumed it was temporarily
closed. It was only as we were leaving
Kathmandu I learned that the main temple,
at the back of the grounds, was still open.
Too late … Very disappointing. Next time.
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Don’t worry,dear.it is natural there the earthquake.next time you will see it surely .most ancient temple and most beautiful.
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Colorful beautiful pictures ❤ thank you for sharing these gems with us it gave us a glimpse of this wonderful country
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You’re very welcome, Nadine.
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Wonderful photos✨
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Thanks for that prognosis, Doctor Perry 😎
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You’re welcome!✨
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Beautiful! ❤
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Thank you, One W W 🙏 😎
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What stood out most for me in these photos are the eyes of your subjects. Pretty intense expressions there.
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Yes, I guess the flood of materialism
has not yet extinguished the flame 🔥
A burning spiritual hunger still lingers.
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Your response reads like the beginning of a poem. 🙂
It is good to know though that people are still anchored somehow.
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I can not but help myself, Imelda😎
Upon the seas of Good Hope any captain
will tell you there comes a time, sooner
or later, to cut the anchor rope.
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So full of colour!
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Yes Mabel, trekking through Nepal is like
an epic quest from an illustrated fable 😎
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Just wow!
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Wow. Strawberry Fields ain’t got nothing on Temple Nepal.
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Yes JT, everything is quite surreal
. . . in Temple Nepal 😎
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Such a beautiful place to visit.
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Yes indeed, Susan. We went with friends
who know the terrain very well.
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Beautiful pictures that bring these lively places and people to us!
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I felt compelled to deliver, Pragalbha 🙏👌
I just couldn’t leave these pics in the cloud.
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great alluring tour… I almost needn’t go now. 🙂 the little girl’s eyes are priceless.
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I was happy to go on your behalf, RS 😎
Yes, the girls in Nepal, cute and wide-eyed,
seemingly born with waterproof mascara
already applied.
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Such haunting eyes
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Yes, all the better to see you with 🙄
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Excellent photography there, David. 👍
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Thanks Chris 🙏 One day I’ll buy a real
camera 📷 that doesn’t make phone calls.
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Some amazing photos once again! (And now I’ve got Strawberry Fields stuck in my head. 🙂 )
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Thank you, Betty Albright . . ✌️
For nothing is real, but it all works out 😎
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Yes, exactly strawberries fields. My favourites are the second on the second last on. Kapow !
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Thank you. And yes,
you well know
the strawberry snowfields
of the the Himalayan Nepalese,
where everything is very real
. . . Louise 😎
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Wonderful photos! They’ve inflamed my wander lust :O) x
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I assumed you’d had a good blast
and a solid fix of Wanderlust, Lisa😎
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I did thanks David :O) x
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These are SOOOO wonderful, David!!! I can’t stop smiling!!! And it just occurred to me that a I have a dear blogging friend, Ankit, who lives in Napal. He’s at https://ankitthapa691258910.wordpress.com/ and is a wonderful musician/poet/artist/thinker/feeler. If You’d like me to shoot him an email of introduction, give me a holler! Thank You and Cheers!!! ❤️💖❤️
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Thank you very much, Katy 🙏
I’ve been tuned in to Ankit’s deepest
thoughts for a while now 👍😀
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Of course You have!!! 😊🙏🏼🤗
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Nepal’s OK if you like idolatry…
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Plenty of idolatry where I come from,
so I didn’t notice much of a difference 😎
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Refreshing pics, David. We see it often so our eyes have become jaded. Looking through your eyes the beauty smiles back.
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Glad to be of visual service, Punam.
Always seeking below the surface 😎
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Kabir, our poet and saint had said that only those who fearlessly dive deep are able to find the pearl. You do that effortlessly.
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Kabir Das … A poet most mystic!
Yes, I can attest
there is a pearl
of great price,.
gently knocking at the door,
for much more than a visit 🙏
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Your visits around the world are much more than mere visits and in the process you enrich our lives too! Go, answer the door…
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Thank you very much, Punam.
True, I was born a ramblin’ man 😎
doing my best at sticking to the plan.
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You are welcome, David. You remind me of…
I’m a ramblin’ pony
Rollin’ from town to town
I’m a ramblin’ pony
Rollin’ from town to town
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Well, I never refuse to jump a fence 😎
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Aha! A show jumper! 😀
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I’ve got the blue ribbons to prove it 🥇
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You are priceless ( not without prize, mind you 😉), my friend! ❤️
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You too, Punam🌻
Always nice conversing
with a maestro of verse 💛
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🙏
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SIGHTS TO BE SEEN!
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Wow.. The images tempt me to pack my bag and go to Nepal…
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A bit cold at the moment, Chiru.
About October -November should be nice 👌
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Even now… okay.. Thanks for the tips.. I will plan for October..
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When the the Himalayan winds cease
the dust & smog over Kathmandu increase 😨
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oh okk…. I have always wished for a trip to Nepal.. Pending for a long time… This year should plan for sure…
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I’d definitely talk to people who know Nepal.
We went with friends who’ve been going
there for years, so it all went well.
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Hmm Well.. If I ever plan this year, I will get back to you for guidance..
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The photos are amazing. One day, I will visit India.
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Well worth the trip, John 👍
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I adore this series, David. It’s exceptional how you captured the people, esp.kids.
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Thank you very much, Bojana.
All there for the capturing 😎
Some more pics to come 📷
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Can’t wait.
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Just…WOW. Love the little ones. They look like little dolls. ❤
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Yes, I’d go to take pictures of shrine and
monuments, and end up with shots of kids?
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❤❤❤
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David, spectacular travel photos. Love the color and color, both natural and enhanced. I imagine you and Linda had a fantastic trip.
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Merci beaucoup, Mia 🙏
Yes, we had a magical mysterious tour ✔️
whilst Missing In Action 😎
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You’re welcome, David. So happy that it was a Magical Mystery Tour. There are truly times to be undercover and missing in action. Did you find the eggman, did you find the walrus while undercover? 😉
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Sadly, the Eggman was gone 😪
But the Walrus lives on ✌️☮️😎
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Amazing photos.
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Fun times … Thanks Drew😎
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Nepalese people are the most sincerely Buddhist people in the world…
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And some are very proud of the fact
that Buddha was born in Nepal.
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I’ve seen bumper stickers to that effect here in Northern Virginia…
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We heard arguments about it
in Kathmandu 😎
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Interesting photographs of the people and places. I guess that Buddha counts as a local boy made good.
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Yes, they are very proud of their most
successful export. Despite only about
5% of Nepalese being Buddhist.
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Some real character faces in this lot David. Happy Wednesday. Allan
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And a thoroughly far out Thursdays
to you … Thanks Allan (It’s sad to say
that poverty, and adversity, often brings
out the best in people. Just as wealth,
& a privileged easy life, brings out the … ).
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Fab shots, David!❣️
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Thanks Cindy.
The recent catastrophe to hit
Nepal 🇳🇵 seems even more
tragic after seeing how simply
most of the population live.
Simple in comparison to the
materialistic lifestyle of us in
the West. Their culture is
primarily spiritual in nature 🕉✨️
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So beautiful photographs, I haven’t been there, I haven’t travelled to the Himalayas’ land… But I saw in my dreams… Great place in the World/Earth… And how sad, how tragic now they are dealing with a humanitarian disaster caused by a catastrophic glacial collapse and landslide.. Thank you for sharing with us and you are lucky to be there. I hope days to turn normal again… Love, nia
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A mountainous 🏔 thank you, Nia.
To see the Himalayas rising up
through a sea of clouds ⛅️ toward
the morning Sun 🌞 was a special
highlight of our trip, along with
catching the night train from Jaipur
to Udapur 🚂
I highly recommend going once
the current disaster is overcome.
It is particularly heartbreaking to
see the devastation having been
to the region and meeting so many
wonderful people there 💔
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Due to health problems, I couldn’t fulfill this dream. But I’ve always been happy to see the journeys of travelers like You who have had this experience. Thank you. Love, nia
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I haven’t yet sailed the Black Sea ⛵️
nor been to stanbul, so you are way
ahead of me 😎
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wonderful gallery!
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Thanks for surveying, Graham.
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✨🙏🙇♂️
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Truly amazing photos. Tranquil and serene.
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Thanks Ezekiel.
The recent devastation
is truly heartbreaking.
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It is. God bless them.
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Breath taking photos, so much color and character!!! Well done good sir!
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A pleasure to have pleased you, Cara.
If I ever get back to Napal I’ll take along
an actual digital camera, rather than
a mobile phone 📱🚫 📷 ✅️ 😎
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💓🇳🇵
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