Photo credits
The site's illustration photos and their authors.
The Annapurnas and Machhapuchhre from the hills above PokharaPhoto Cause We Are Young
Boudhanath stupaPhoto Cause We Are Young
Patan Durbar SquarePhoto Cause We Are Young
Nyatapola temple on Taumadhi SquarePhoto: Rajesh Dhungana, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The Himalaya from a terrace in NagarkotPhoto: Carlosdfox, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Indreshwar Mahadev temple, in the heart of PanautiPhoto: Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
An elephant on the main street of SaurahaPhoto Cause We Are Young
Maya Devi Temple, the Buddha's birthplacePhoto: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Bindhyabasini temple in the heart of the bazaarPhoto: Rajesh Dhungana, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Tea garden in IlamPhoto: Hari gurung77, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
A Bengal tiger in Bardia National ParkPhoto: Nirojsedhai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Janaki MandirPhoto: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Tansen at sunsetPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
Jomsom below the arid mountains of MustangPhoto Cause We Are Young
Nyatapola and its five roofsPhoto: Shadow Ayush, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Carved wooden tympanum of NyatapolaPhoto: Nyeta, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Sunrise from NagarkotPhoto: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Terraced fields in NagarkotPhoto: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Panauti, its temples and its riverPhoto: Prasanna Bajracharya, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The tiered roofs of Indreshwar MahadevPhoto: Roman Raghu Shrestha, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Namo Buddha monastery, at the end of the hikePhoto: Muskanpudasainee, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Maya Devi Temple and the Ashoka PillarPhoto: Shadow Ayush, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The Sacred Garden from above at duskPhoto: Gaurav Bhandari, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Bandipur on its ridgePhoto: Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The Himalaya from Bandipur at dawnPhoto: Rajivkilanashrestha, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Path through the tea bushes at Love DandaPhoto: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The hills of IlamPhoto: Hari gurung77, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Spotted deer in the parkPhoto: Shyamschaudhary, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The Karnali river at the edge of the parkPhoto: Nagomate, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
The inner shrine of Janaki MandirPhoto: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Janaki Mandir reflected in a puddlePhoto: Bijaya 2043, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Terraced paddy fields around TansenPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
Viewpoint pavilion above TansenPhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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