A Nepali village in the Himalayas, from 'Meyer's Universum', 1840's (with modern hand coloring)

Source: ebay, Sept. 2008

 

Darbar Square in Bhaktapur, a town full of mingled Hindu and Buddhist influence; a view from 1870

Source: ebay, Oct. 2005





A modern view of the scene; *by the same photographer, the whole temple*

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavenderstreak/3013276481/in/set-72157608769044026/
(downloaded Nov. 2008)





As the wheel is spun, the spinner acquires merit; some such "prayer wheels" are also made to be spun by the wind

Source: ebay, Sept. 2008


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