Nepal is home to 27 million people and some of the world's tallest mountains. The document shows scenes from around Nepal, including its diverse landscapes, rich culture, and Hindu festivals. Photos depict villages, mountains, temples, celebrations, traditions like Chaupadi, and daily life in Nepal. The images provide a glimpse of Nepal's distinct people, culture, and scenic beauty.

2. Nepal, the "Roof of the World", is home to 27
million people, eight of the world's ten tallest
mountains, and a distinct and rich culture. Gathered
here are scenes from around Nepal, of its landscape,
its residents, and multiple Hindu festivals and
traditions, gathered over the past few years

3. Mount Ama Dablam, which stands approximately 6,800 meters above sea level, behind Khumjung Village in Solukhumbu District, Nepal,
on April 30, 2014. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar )

4. A girl dressed in traditional attire participates in celebrations on the 79th birthday of the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu on July 6, 2014.Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

5. A water buffalo is kept in front of an idol of "Swet Bhairab" before it is sacrificed, during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu on
September 27, 2012. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

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7. La cupola del tempio buddista Boudhanath Stupa a Kathmandu, in Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters)

8. Devotees gather to watch a chariot procession of Nepal's living goddess during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu on September 29, 2012. AP Photo/Binod Joshi

9. Nepalese Hindu women warm themselves before taking a holy bath in Salinadi River during the first day of Madhav Narayan Festival, in
Sankhu, Nepal, on January 9, 2012. Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the longevity of their husbands
during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

10. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

12. Devotees walk along the bridge at the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple, during the Bala Chaturdashi festival, in Kathmandu, on November 21,
2014.Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

13. Nepali Muslims attend the mass prayer during the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque in
Kathmandu on October 16, 2013. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

14. Dogs Being Celebrated At Nepal’s Wonderful Dog Festival

15. Beauty contest for elephants in Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters / Contrast)

16. A Nepalese farmer walks past rice paddy fields at Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on July 19, 2012.(Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

17. A construction worker shows his worn gloves as he carves stones while building a hotel in Namche, approximately 3,400
meters above sea level in Solukhumbu District, on April 27, 2014. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

18. Photo Credit: Michael Foley

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20. A devotee whose face is smeared with vermillion powder takes part in the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival at Thimi, near Kathmandu, on April 15,
2014. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

21. A boy reacts as his sister splashes water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal, on August 28, 2012 (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

22. Uttara Saud, 14, sits inside a Chaupadi shed in the hills of Legudsen village in Achham District in western Nepal on February 16, 2014. Chaupadi is a tradition
observed in parts of Nepal, which cuts women off from the rest of society when they are menstruating. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

23. A Tibetan girl dressed in traditional attire is pictured during the 77th birthday celebration of the exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu,
NepalPicture: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

24. Pema Dolma, 78, cries after describing her loneliness and feelings of abandonment in her cliffside home on May 23, 2014 in
Chosher, Nepal. Dolma says she has been abandoned by her children, and, since the death of her husband 6 years ago, she
has had to live on a stipend from the former Prince of Lo and handouts from her neighbors. (Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

25. Houses built at the hilltop of the ancient city of Kirtipur in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 12, 2012. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

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27. Photo Credit: UN Photo/John Isaac

28. A youth rides a bicycle in the hills of Kathmandu on September 3, 2014. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

29. Cows graze in a field in front of Chosher village and cliffs on May 23, 2014 in Chosher, Nepal.(Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

32. Robert Kay/AFP/Getty Images

33. A street vendor selling toys is pictured during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu on September 30, 2012.(Reuters/Navesh
Chitrakar)

34. A Nepalese transgender is pictured while getting ready for a LGBT pride parade to mark the Gaijatra Festival, also known as
the festival of cows, in Kathmandu on August 22, 2013. The parade was organized to demand equal rights in society,
according to participants.(Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

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36. Masked Nepalese dancers perform in the procession with the chariot, carrying "Kumari", the pre-pubescent girl worshiped as a living goddess, on the fourth
day of the Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on September 30, 2012. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

37. A Newari woman, with her lips and face painted to depict a deity, sits inside a house before she takes part in a parade to celebrate the Yamari
Puni festival in Kathmandu on December 17, 2013. The name "Yamari Puni" originates from Newari words, "ya" meaning like, "mari" meaning
delicacy and "puni" meaning full moon. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

38. Photo Credit: Anna Carter

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40. Nepalese worker Raju Tamang, 20, works on the iron frame of a pillar during a bridge expansion project in Kathmandu on
February 12, 2014. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

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42. Monsoon clouds loom over the Kathmandu skyline on August 12, 2012. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

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44. A girl is covered by a shawl to protect her from rain while being carried by her mother after returning from Pashupatinath Temple during the Teej festival in
Kathmandu on September 18, 2012.(Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

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47. Photo Credit: Maria Grazia Schiapparelli

48. A boy balances on wooden poles as he performs tricks to earn his living on a street in Kathmandu on August 13,
2012.(Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

49. A view of Mount Lumbur is seen from Basa Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District on April 4,
2014.(Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

50. A Nepalese devotee walks surrounded by trees on his way to a temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Janai Purnima festival, or Sacred Thread festival, in
Kavre district, some 46 kilometers (28 miles) east of capital Katmandu, Nepal, on August 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi)