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Year Taken |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14608.jpg) |
The Marsyandi river from the trail high above. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14609.jpg) |
Picturesque village. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14610.jpg) |
Mule train on the trail. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14611.jpg) |
Spectacular views across the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14612.jpg) |
The harvest. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02079.jpg) |
Amphitheatre terraces near Bahandanda. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14613.jpg) |
Child by the trail. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14614.jpg) |
Village perched on a steep hillside. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14615.jpg) |
Houses on a steep hill. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14616.jpg) |
View down the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14617.jpg) |
Houses overlooking the trail. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
Bahandanda |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14618.jpg) |
Bahandanda (1830m) is a Brahmin village atop a ridge. The Brahmins are the highest Hindu caste. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
Bahandanda |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14619.jpg) |
The village centre. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
Bahandanda |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02098.jpg) |
Tamang girl sitting by the trail. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
Bahandanda |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14620.jpg) |
View of the terraces below the village. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14621.jpg) |
Extensive terracing on the valley walls. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14622.jpg) |
Detail of the agricultural terraces. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14623.jpg) |
Small shop and tea house by the trail. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14624.jpg) |
Every piece of land is farmed in this valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Lower Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14625.jpg) |
Children selling oranges. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14626.jpg) |
Porter in the upper Marsyandi Valley at a tea house. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14627.jpg) |
The valley narrows as the trail ascends. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Syanje |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14628.jpg) |
Syanje is a small settlement at the foot of the valley wall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Syanje |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14629.jpg) |
Syanje is at 1140m above sea level. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Syanje |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14630.jpg) |
People outside their house. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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A series of waterfalls. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14632.jpg) |
High above the river the village of Jagat is set on a small ridge. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14633.jpg) |
The trail to Jagat is cut into the rock. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14634.jpg) |
Jagat is at 1300m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14635.jpg) |
Jagat is a medaeval village built among large boulders. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14636.jpg) |
The thatched houses are made of stone. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Jagat |
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Manangi children. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The upper valley is narrow and not cultivated. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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One of the many waterfalls near Jagat. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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People farming above the river. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Chanje is set against a cliff at 1400m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14642.jpg) |
The trail ascends through bamboo forest. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Woman and child. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The trail ascends through an uninhabited region. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Stone house. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The valley widens at Tal which was once a lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Buddhist prilgrims. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Tal |
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The village of Tal set against a cliff. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Tal |
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The entrance to the village is a stone kani. This indicates Buddhist influence. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Tal |
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Tal is a remote, dusty town set at 1700m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Steep valley near Tal. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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River and trail squeezed into the narrow valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Small farming settlement. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The river cuts through the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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A small bridge crosses the river. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The river flows beneith boulders. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The clifftop above the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Pine trees line a gorge. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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A steep ascent. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Dharapani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14658.jpg) |
The stone entrance to Dharapani. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Dharapani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14659.jpg) |
The village of Dharapani (1900m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14660.jpg) |
A group of children in the village of Bagerchhap (2160m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14661.jpg) |
Bagerchhap is a Manangi village close to the Tibetan plateau. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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A Buddhist chorten. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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A prayer wheel. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14664.jpg) |
A Buddhist shrine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Bagerchhap |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14665.jpg) |
Farming with an animal-driven plough. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Hillside pine forests. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The Upper Marsyandi Valley is very Alpine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Himalchuli (7893m) at dawn. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Manaslu (8163m) is the world's eighth highest mountain. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14670.jpg) |
Small settlement in the Alpine valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Pine trees. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Manangi children. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The upper parts of the hills are above the tree line. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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A region of high cliffs. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Small isolated settlement. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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The Marsyandi River tumbles over rocks. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Sheer rock cliff. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Uninhabited region. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Manangi Horseman. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Kopar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14680.jpg) |
The village of Kopar. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Kopar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14681.jpg) |
Firewood for the long, cold winter. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Chame |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14682.jpg) |
The entrance to the village of Chame. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Chame |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02082.jpg) |
Chame (2685m) is a Manangi village near the head of the Marsyandi Valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Chame |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14683.jpg) |
Buddhist shrine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Chame |
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Weaving loom. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Fir trees. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14686.jpg) |
Sheer cliffs overlooking fir trees on the valley floor. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14687.jpg) |
Alpine river view. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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Snow capped peaks. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Talung |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14689.jpg) |
Buddhist prayer flags over Talung. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
Talung |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14690.jpg) |
The village of Talung. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14691.jpg) |
Narrow canyon near Talung. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14692.jpg) |
The trail is blasted out of the cliff face. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14693.jpg) |
The trail is high above the river. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14694.jpg) |
Dramatic mountain views from the upper part of the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14695.jpg) |
The Paungda Danda rock face is 1500m high and was produced by glaciation. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14696.jpg) |
Part of the Paungda Danda rock face. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14697.jpg) |
Trees growing on the Paungda Danda rock face. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14698.jpg) |
The smooth rock face of Paungda Danda. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14699.jpg) |
The 1500m high Paungda Danda. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14700.jpg) |
Beautiful landscape near Paungda Danda. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14701.jpg) |
The snow capped conical peak of Annapurna II (7937m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Upper Marsyandi Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel14702.jpg) |
A carved mani stone indicates the influence of Tibetan Buddhism. |
1990 |