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KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: NAPPING IN KATHMANDU

Published on August 31, 2025 by jacquelinemhadel2 Comments

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: AWARENESS IS EVERYWHERE

Published on August 30, 2025 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Sometimes the walls remind us—awareness is everywhere. One painted eye watching, not judging, just witnessing.

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: CRABBY EYES

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL CUISINE: DAL BHAT

Published on August 28, 2025August 1, 2025 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

National Cuisine: Dal bhat is Nepal’s classic comfort food—a simple yet hearty meal of steamed rice (bhat) served with a flavorful lentil soup (dal). Usually accompanied by vegetables, pickles, and sometimes meat, it’s the staple dish that fuels daily life across the country, eaten for both lunch and dinner.

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL: DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

Published on August 27, 2025August 1, 2025 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Different language, different street, but the same weight we all carry when the mind wanders far beyond the moment we stand in.

Kathmandu slows you down in the best ways. A bike, a wall of wild colors, a quiet pause on a narrow street—sometimes the city’s stories are told in stillness, not motion.

Strings of color fluttering above tangled wires and worn streets—

This city doesn’t pose for pictures; it just lives.

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: A STORY

Published on August 26, 2025 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL STREET ART: WORLD PEACE

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL: BOUDHANATH STUPA

Published on August 24, 2025 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

The Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu—often referred to as “Boughs Stupa” in some older texts or transliterations—is one of the largest and most significant Buddhist stupas in Nepal.

Origins: Believed to have been built in the 5th century CE during the Licchavi dynasty, though some traditions trace it even earlier.

Purpose: Constructed as a mandala-shaped stupa to enshrine relics of the Buddha, serving as a major pilgrimage site for Tibetan and Nepali Buddhists.

Symbolism: Its massive white dome represents the earth; the square tower (harmika) has the iconic “all-seeing eyes of Buddha” looking in four directions; the spire’s 13 steps symbolize the stages to enlightenment.

Cultural Role: After the 1959 Tibetan uprising, thousands of Tibetan refugees settled nearby, making it a center of Tibetan culture and spirituality in Kathmandu.