Beautiful Buddhas from different bahals (buddh.monasteries) of the Valley are put on display evening before beeing taken to a field infront of Swayambhunat (known by tourist as "the monkey temple")
The festival is about thousand years old, and so are some of the Buddhas! Absolutely stunning, the level of artisanship, and the love and care the people took of these idols! Do they need commies? Like they need a broken leg!
I went the next day, Friday, to see the ceremony and HM King. Taking into consideration that brutal civil war was raging 50 km away the level of security was surprisingly light. Maybe HM wants it that way, I stood 20 m from his shiny Jaguar...
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