加德满都及周边地区丨尼泊尔丨KIRILL TSYBENKO

Kathmandu and outskirts

Kathmandu, Nepal

January 2023

Through The City

The townspeople enjoy the breeze and play indian baseball among the Tundikhel ground in the centre of KathmanduAccording to one of the most popular folk tales told in the Kathmandu Valley, Tundikhel is the dwelling place of the giant Gurumapa. The story tells that the man-eater Gurumapa was pacified and brought to Kathmandu from a nearby forest where he lived. But after some time, he went back to his old ways and began terrorising the locals and taking away children. The people finally succeeded in persuading him with the promise of an annual feast to move out of the city and live at Tundikhel. So every year on the full moon night in March, a pile of boiled rice and buffalo meat is left on the open ground for him to feast on.

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Cityscapes from the Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Life On The Roofs

Sunrise From The Chobhar Village

Created by KIRILL TSYBENKO

DATE of shooting: January 2023