POV3594832: Armless, standing Shiva statue (4th century) in Ganesh Temple, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594833: Rusty swords on exterior temple wall, Bagh Bhairav Temple, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594835: Worker demolishing house following earthquake (2015) damage, Dephuku, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594836: 5th century sculpture of five Matrikas (Mother Goddesses, Hinduism) in Ganesh temple at Bagh Bhairav in Kirtipur, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594838: Entrance to Uma Maheshwar Temple with arch gateway, stone steps, elephant & rider statue, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594842: Uma Maheshwar Temple (Hindu Shiva temple) entrance, ornate woodcarvings, Shiva and Parvati sculpture in (unusual) standing pose, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594544: Traditional Newari architecture - Former trade store Purano Bazaar, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594546: Glass bottle recycled as lampshade, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594558: Row of Hindu temple bells in Tal Barahi Temple dedicated to goddess Durga, Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594560: Mother and daughter ringing row of Hindu temple bells, Tal Barahi Temple dedicated to goddess Durga, Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594573: Subsistence farmer drying coffe beans in the yard of his Himalayan hillfarm, Paudur, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594581: Hillfarming woman sorting her organically grown broad-leaved mustard crop into a 'doko' in Himalayan village, Bhadaure Tamagi, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594588: Himalayan hillfarmer walking through freshly planted maizefield, Bhadaure Tamagi, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594590: Hillfarming woman weeding her organic broad-leaved mustard crop on her farm in the Himalayan foothills, Bhadaure Tamagi, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594609: Stones holdig down loose corrugated roof sheets in poor Nepali neighbourhood, Seti Gandaki River Gorge, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594611: Gurkha Memorial Museum, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594620: Nepali men playing board game (ludo) on a chautaara, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594625: NGO technician in field office examining tagged yam roots in drought-resistant crops, Majhthana, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594629: Subsistence hillfarming woman in her village in front of her terraced planting beds, Majhthana, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594646: Nepali hillfarming woman showing off the village community owned electric millet thresher, Majhthana, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594652: Terraced dry hillfarming fields and irrigated paddy fields in Himalayan foothills, between Majhthana & Talbeshi, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594655: Cattle and goats grazing on fields on river plain in Himalayan foothills, Rupa Lake watershed area, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594670: Tangled jumble of overhead power lines silhouetted against sky, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594671: Rickety suspension footbridge across the Edi Khola River in the Annapurna Himalaya foothills, near Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594675: Nepali children exercising to drumbeat during outdoor assembly in rural school, Lwang Ghalel, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594678: Nursery school children playing in classroom in rural Nepali school, Lwang Ghalel, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594680: Primary school children and teacher reading picture books together in rural Nepali school, Lwang Ghalel, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594689: School children and teacher in classroom in remote Nepali hill village school, Koleli, Lwang Ghalel, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594696: Small Ganesh bronze sculpture at Hindu temple entrance, Kedareshwar Mahadev Mani temple, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594700: Ornate ornamental wood carving above Hindu temple door, Ganesh - Kumara - Saraswati, Kedareshwar Mahadev Mani temple, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594704: Shiva lingam & Shakti yoni rows of stone sculptures in Hindu temple compound, Kedareshwar Mahadev Mani temple, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594710: Signpost to a cluster of hotels and guesthouses on Nepali tourist strip, Centre Point, Lakeside, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594712: Ganesh shrine, Bindhyabasini temple complex, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594718: Bindhyabasini Temple - Hindu worshippers queueing to enter the main Bhagawati (Kali/Shakti) shrine, Pokhara, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594719: Shiva's trident and naga painted on side of truck, Pokhara to Kathmandu road, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images

POV3594723: Nepali woman sweeping street to Swayambhu Stupa in early morning light, Swayambhunath (aka. Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal (photo) / Bridgeman Images