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Mani wall near Chharka Bhot
Published: 2012-12-22 08:36:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 9548; Favourites: 773; Downloads: 0
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Mani wall outside Chharka Bhot. Looking east along the Chharka Khola valley.Dolpa district, western Nepal.
Great Himalaya Trail, June 2012.
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Ahh Dolpo.. I wish to visit it one day. My friend was born there and told me many things. Nice shot!
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have a nice weekend !
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those rocks suggest the border of Nepal or something else?
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No, not the border. You see hundreds of mani walls in the Himalaya of Nepal. The rock carving and types of rock used varied quite a lot from region to region. Mani walls are Buddhist devotional structures that are usually topped with carved rocks. The carvings are Buddhist scripture and symbology. When you walk past them you must keep the mani wall (or stupa or kani) on your right, unless you are in an area that is BΓΆn : they walk the opposite way (wall, stupa, kani on your left).
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aha..I see..thanks for the info 
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Beautiful.
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Great context tying the manmade wall together with the landscape.
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That intrigues me all right! Aaahhh, the landscape.
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Wonderful sense of depth. I would love to go there.
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Beautiful shot Thank You and congrats on the DD.
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So thats where my stonecarvings ended up!...
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wow, such a breath taking scenery
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Congratulations on the Daily Deviation
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The depth and clarity of this photo is amazing.Β Was it hand held, or on a tripod, and could you share the settings on your camera with us?Β Beautiful.
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No tripod. This was in the middle of a 61 day high altitude trek. Although I wanted to take my tripod, I just couldn't have carried it along with all the other stuff I needed (including a fairly large solar panel to charge my camera batteries). So I make do. The other thing about trekking is that you don't often get to hang around and wait for good light, luckily this one was taken right next to our campsite!
Camera settings are at right (down the bottom). Cheers for the comments, I appreciate them.
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What a fantastic photo! I can't think of any angle from which you would have captured more of the landscape and more of its grandeur. This is great!
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Wow! I'm simply stunned. Never expected to get a DD.
Just wow! Thanks to everyone who has faved or watched me over the last few years. I finally feel like my photography is starting to get closer to my vision. Hopefully I have a few more cool things to show everyone really soon.
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Looking forward to seeing what else you have
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You're welcome! 
Enjoy your day!
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- You have great works in your gallery, sooner or later you were bound to get a DD
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Thank you, you are very kind. Getting a DD has made my day!
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- My pleasure, enjoy it
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This is simply amazing. It's just as interesting to me, as I've never seen anything like those stones before. Amazing capture!
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are those stones naturally stacked or man-made/--spectacular place and shot
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Man-made. Mani walls are Buddhist devotional structures that are usually topped with carved rocks. The carvings are Buddhist scripture and symbology. When you walk past them you must keep the mani wall (or stupa or Kani) on your right, unless you are in an area that is BΓΆn : they walk the opposite way (wall, stupa, Kani on your left).
You see hundreds of mani walls in the Himalaya of Nepal. The rock carving and types of rock used varied quite a lot from region to region. They're not quite so common in other countries. Didn't see any in Bhutan despite it being a Buddhist kingdom. They do have a lot of stupas though.
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ah interesting--I thought they were far too uniform for a natural occurance--Thanks for the info
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Thanks for featuring this shot in such a beautiful collection.
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