Description: Video that is taken in Kathmandu. Shows the different facades of life in Kathmandu: the different religious ceremonies and practices mostly in the Boudhanath temple area. The video begins inside a taxi cab and the Boudha Area starts at 26 sec.Boudhanath is an ancient temple inside Kathmandu. It is one of the largest stupas in the world. The Stupa is on the ancient trade route from Tibet which enters the Kathmandu Valley by the village of Sankhu in the northeast corner, passes by Boudnath Stupa to the ancient and smaller stupa of Cā-bahī (often called 'Little Boudnath'). It then turns directly south, heading over the Bagmati thus bypassing the main city of Kathmandu (which was a later foundation). Tibetan merchants have rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many decided to live around Bouddhanath. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of Kassapa Buddha.
The video was filmed Kedar. More of his videos can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/kedarvideo
