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The yearly painting of the stupha at Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal

This is a World Heritage Site. Once a year the local men climb by ladder to the top of the stupha and repaint it by skillfully tossing buckets of paint to cover the surface of the structure.

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Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Copyright: © Darla Bostick