Dishain began on Wednesday and the first day of the 15 day festival worshipping Durga, the Goddess of Power. There will be many animal sacrifices during the festival and everyone travels to their ancestral home to celebrate with family and community. There is a five day government holiday and 15 day school holiday. This meant much less traffic on the road for my journey to Bhaktapur. This is a 12th century town on the eastern edge of the Kathmandu Valley. It is s "living heritage" because it has been preserved as a UNESCO world heritage site with cobbled stone streets, temples and exquisite artwork. Bertoluccin choose this as the site for filming "Little Buddha".
I was getting sicker by the day and finally needed to go back to the hotel and see a physician. I was most concerned for my trip home on Friday and needed something for the cough and chest cold due to the monsoons.
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Cobbled streets |
I was getting sicker by the day and finally needed to go back to the hotel and see a physician. I was most concerned for my trip home on Friday and needed something for the cough and chest cold due to the monsoons.
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