Sun
21
Oct '12
An amateur model show the cultural Hmong Dress at the Asian Heritage Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
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Sat
11
Aug '12
The prayer wheels Two Nepali women churning the prayer wheels at Swayambhu Nepal Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple. The Tibetan name for [...]
Sat
11
Aug '12
Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple. The Tibetan name for the site means ‘Sublime Trees’ (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees [...]