On the eastern side of Katmandu is the Bodnath stupa, the largest in Nepal.

Occasionally a temple guards relaxes on the job.

Bouddhanath "Little Tibet" is the best place in the Kathmandu Valley to have an idea of Tibetan lifestyle : many Tibetans circumambulate the stupa, spinning the prayer wheels, which speeds the transmigration of souls in their path toward enlightenment. And around the stupa, many Tibetan shops can be found offering colorful thangkas, Tibetan jewelry, hand-woven carpets, etc.