This morning our tour guide took us to Pashupatinatha temple, the most sacred Hindu Temple in Kathmandu where they perform the traditional cremation ceremonies for the deceased. It sits on a sacred river that pilgrims from India and Nepal flock to for bathing whilst in Kathmandu. Whilst there we were fortunate to witness 2 funerals and cremation ceremonies - both different in nature depicting the different ethnic groups the deceased were from.
We also visited the Buddhanatha Stupa, which is the most sacred Buddhist temple in Kathmandu. Whilst here we visited a Thanka painting school which is run by the Monastry. Thanka painting is a Tibetan-Nepalese style of painting which is intricate and extremely time consuming. The better quality paintings are detailed with 24-carat gold paint.
Tonight we caught up with Brii’s friends again for a Steak! We decided we would need a decent feed of meat before starting our trek as our tour leader has put us on a Vegetarian diet to protect us from food poisoning whilst trekking.
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