Royal Ghat, Kathmandu

Royal Ghat, Kathmandu, originally uploaded by matthewharrup.

Public cremations are part of the Hindi culture here in Nepal. This is the holiest Ghat (cremation place), on the holiest river in Nepal. This is where the old king/queen/prince were cremated in 2001. The higher the status, the further upstream it takes place.

There was a public cremation of a police officer while I was there - it definitely didn't seem right to photograph it.