Nepal (12/07/2011) : I'm attaching some additional photos from my recent trip to Kathmandu, Nepal including me receiving a blessing from some Tibetan monks at a temple near the famous Swayambhunath Stupa, a cremation ceremony on the banks of the Bagmati River, a woman manually drying rice near Bhaktapur, historic Durbar Square, and the Kumari Ghar, the palace and residence of the current Kumari or living goddess, who briefly emerged from a balcony while we were there and waived to those gathered below for a few memorable minutes (photos are not allowed, so we settled for the sign outside).