KATHMANDU, NEPAL: THE MORNING KORA AT THE BOUDHA STUPA

One of the holiest places for Buddhists in Nepal is Boudha. Here the stupa of Boudha is the destination most of the Himalayan inhabitants are aiming for. You start the morning round at about 6am (or the afternoon/evening round about 4,30pm). Nyima, a nun from Chamdo, Tibet, who has lived in Kathmandu for many years, circles the stupa of Boudha. Almost everyday, since so many years, that she can not remember. She completes each round of kora with prostrations. The money she collect is an offering to her mo