Basantapur once again

We were on the photo shoot spree on the evening of Laxmi Puja (Deepawawli 2065)

The Zahir - Coelho

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“Do you know why all railway tracks are 143.5 centimeters apart?” 

“I can try and find out on the Internet. Is it important?” 

“Very.” 

“Leaving railway tracks to one side for the moment, I was talking to some friends of mine who are fans of your books. They think that anyone who can write books like A Time to Rend and a Time to Sew, or the one about the shepherd or the pilgimage to Santiago, must be some kind of sage who has an answer for everything.” 

“Which is not quite true, as you know.” 

“What is the truth, then? How is it that you can pass on to your readers things that are beyond your own knowledge?” 

“They’re not beyond my knowledge. Everything that’s written in my books is part of my soul, part of the lessons I’ve learned throughout my life, and which I try to apply to myself. I’m a reader of my own books. They show me things that I already knew, even if only unconsciously.” 

“What about the reader?” 

“I think it’s the same for the reader. A book—and we could be talking about anything here, a film, a piece of music, a garden, the view of a mountain—reveals something. ‘Reveal’ means both to unveil and to reveil. Removing the veil from something that already exists is different from me trying to teach others the secret of how to live a better life. 

“Love is giving me a pretty hard time at the moment, as you know. Now this could be seen as a descent into hell or it could be seen as a revelation. It was only when I wrote A Time to Rend and a Time to Sew that I understood my own capacity for love. And I learned this while I was actually typing the words and sentences.” 

“But what about the spiritual side? What about the spirituality that appears to be present on every page of your books?”

“I’m beginning to like the idea of you coming with me to the Armenian restaurant, because you’ll learn—or, rather, become conscious of—three important things. First, that as soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were. Second, that all energy and all knowledge come from the same unknown source, which we usually call God. What I’ve tried to do in my life, ever since I first started out on what I believe to be my path, is to honor that energy, to connect up with it every day, to allow myself to be guided by the signs, to learn by doing and not by thinking about doing. 

“Third, that no one is alone in their troubles; there is always someone else thinking, rejoicing, or suffering in the same way, and that gives us the strength to confront the challenge before us.” 

“Does that include suffering for love?” 

“It includes everything. If there is suffering, then it’s best to accept it, because it won’t go away just because you pretend it’s not there. If there is joy, then it’s best to accept that too, even though you’re afraid it might end one day. Some people can only relate to life through sacrifice and renunciation. Some people can only feel part of humanity when they think they are ‘happy.’ But why all these questions?” 

“Because I’m in love and I’m afraid of suffering.” 

“Don’t be afraid; the only way to avoid that suffering would be to refuse to love.”
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from The Zahir by Paulo Coelho

I'm almost in the middle of it... and I'm liking it.

Nagarkot Yatra

Taleju Bhawani Darshan on Nawami

Devotees waiting in line for Taleju Darshan.


Bhairav's idol - being worshipped.


Taleju temple from the north side.


Devotees line at the Hanumandhoka side.


Preparation of puja at the Army's place. People were gathered to witness the sacrifices.


On my father's shoulders.


The shot - and the life ends. This photo contains violence and might be considered extremely offensive, thus it has been presented as a small thumbnail. Click on the photo to view larger (at your own discretion)

SwayambhuNath Ghumgham

a light at the memoir of Light of Asia


a photo of a painting of a photo. very nice


a young monk - lost in thought.


Kisan Dangal & Bikash Tamang, originally from Dolalghat, friends, ran away from home and how living in an orphanage in Kalanki. They come here to collect money which they can spend at their will or also put it in their account in the orphanage. Both collect money together and want to go home next Dashain, hopefully with "a lot of" money.


a full family...

... & all we got is faith

i know you weren't intending bad... but the point is : we do not doubt whom we love. the thing that keeps us running is that small thread of trust and faith. we put everything to nurture it - as i believe it is the only thing which should be kept out of doubt.

... and it is the basis of everything ... everything that matters.

& as for me, i want to put my everything on the faith - yes everything. 

to some extent you are right - the precautionary thing - & the possibility of something unexpected happening in the future... well, tell me where is certainty - certainty at a level that you can predict all the future outcomes... its just a matter of extent of uncertainty - next moment is uncertain, next day is uncertain, everything else is uncertain, ... we cannot keep doubting everything.

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its all gray, and the nature of it being gray lets us remain in that ignorance (ignorance is bliss, as they say)

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once again, nothing to feel bad buddy, but the way the concern was raised - i just didnt feel good, & it definitely hurts. 

dashain preview

A welcoming statue in Patan Museum

Portrait : Aabhash

Swing on the swing inside the Zoo

the reflective lake...

a day and the day

Happy Dashain 2065