The man had a kind of ritual in a corner of the precinct in Swayambhunath

Man having a ritual
Shot at Swayambhunath, a Buddhist religious complex atop a hill in Kathmandu, Nepal
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In a corner of a Nepali Buddhist temple called Swayambhunath, there was a man who was spreading various things on the ground. At first glance, he seemed to be having a picnic. But the man was not having a picnic by himself. The man was doing something of a ritual.

It seemed that this man was performing a ritual called Homa by himself. They were offerings that were laid out on the ground, and he was sitting in front of the altar and murmuring something. He might have been chanting sutras, a Buddhist tradition. Was the man grateful for the past, or was he praying for the future?

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Nov 2009 NEPAL PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

3381

Shooting Date

Jun 2009

Posted On

November 15, 2009

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Swayambhunath, Nepal

Genre

Candid Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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