ANNAPURNA SANCTUARY From left, Annapurna South (7,219 meters), Hiunchuli (6,441 meters), Gangapurna (7,454 meters), Annapurna III (7,555 meters), and Machhapuchhre (6,997 meter) Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail in Nepali) is considered by locals as particularly sacred to the god Shiva.

SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK, Nepal, with, left to right, Kala Pattar (5,623 meters), Tabouche Peak (6,501 meters) and Cholatse (6,440 meters) as seen from the Changri Glacier.

THE MILKY WAY above the Mardi Khola Valley, Nepal.

KATHMANDU VALLEY as seen from Nagarkot, a Nepali village situated at 7,000 feet.