"In Japan, it is called the angel's stairs."
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and, as of 2010, the world's most recent nation to become a republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city.
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 6,096 metres (20,000 ft) above sea level.
By some measures, Hinduism is practised by a larger majority of people in Nepal than in any other nation. Buddhism, though a minority faith in the country, is linked historically with Nepal as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Gautam Buddha gave birth to the Buddhist tradition.
A monarchy throughout most of its history, Nepal was ruled by the Shah dynasty of kings from 1768, when Prithvi Narayan Shah unified its many small kingdoms. In 2006, however, decade-long People's Revolution by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) along with several weeks of mass protests by all major political parties of Nepal culminated in a peace accord, and the ensuing elections for the constituent assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of the abdication of the last Nepali monarch Gyanendra Shah and the establishment of a federal democratic republic in May 28, 2008. The first President of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, was sworn in on 23 July 2008.
The word "Nepal" is believed by scholars to be derived from the word "Nepa:" which refers to the Newar Kingdom, the present day Kathmandu Valley. With Sanskritization, the Newar word Nepa became Nepal. The Newars of present day Nepal, refer to all the inhabitants of Kathmandu valley and its peripheries (called "Nepa:") before the advent of Shah dynasty.
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jalondon 45 months ago | reply
this Amazing Work is born from a Noble Soul !
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nothin in za world feels za same az a broken hart 43 months ago | reply
Amazing, simply amazing. This looks like god's coming out of the sky.
nikname 42 months ago | reply
Your photos and high quality standards are spectacular; this one no less..
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Edgewire 41 months ago | reply
truly angelic and heartwarming. a sigh just escaped my lips. wonderful! ^^
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thespacetimecowboy 39 months ago | reply
Like it
eli_sha_gay 38 months ago | reply
I would like to ask your permission for using this beautiful photo of yours on one of my blog posts at elishagayhidalgo.blogspot.com
I linked the photo to your site here. Many thanks!
o-boy 37 months ago | reply
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Beautiful landscape shot!
fotomark.net 37 months ago | reply
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Theflickrtower 37 months ago | reply
Nice picture!
© Jamie Mitchell 36 months ago | reply
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repl1co 35 months ago | reply
Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato SFUMATURE . Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere le tuo foto al gruppo.
Zunilda♥ 35 months ago | reply
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no mad*** 33 months ago | reply
beautiful ... I am impressed:-)
noragomeznora222222 31 months ago | reply
Espectacular
torsten hansen (berlin) 28 months ago | reply
this is so brilliant - the light is excellent
costa vero 11 months ago | reply
Deine Fotos sind schon einmalig,bin nur traurig,daß ich mir solche Kameras nie leisten kann.
Aber habe trotzdem sehr viel Freude am Fotografieren.
Alles Gute!
spelio Still struggling with new UI 6 months ago | reply
It is a nice shot too!