755-34 - Guests at the Island Jungle Resort hotel take an elephant safari across a river, Royal Chitwan National Park, the Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-49 - A panorama formed of three frames giving a very wide angle view, taken at dawn at the Buddhist stupa of Swayambu (Swayambhunath) (Monkey Temple), overlooking the Kathmandu valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-123 - Man circuits the inner Jokhang temple, walking the circumambulation pathway (Nangkhor), Jokhang Temple, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-2 - A Buddhist prostrates at dawn before the main entrance to Kathmandu's Tibetan stupa called Boudha (Boudhanath) (Bodhnath), Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-127 - The red flag of China flies in front of the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-5 - A supposed Holy man dressed as Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, posing for photographs, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-94 - On the left the granite spire known as Lady Finger peak, or Bubulimating, summit 6,000m, high above Karimabad in the Karakoram mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. On the right, Ultar Peak, 7388m and 73rd highest mountain in the world.

755-8 - Clay pots, recently thrown, drying in the sun in Potters square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-124 - Woman adding yak butter from her butter lamp to those in the Buddhist temple, Meru Nyingba monastery, Bharkor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-130 - Water feature in front of the Potala Square lit up with neon blue lights in early evening, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-12 - Close-up of the hand of Ganga, a river goddess statue in Mul Cowk courtyard, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-4 - Piles of rice harvested throughout the valley in October in the courtyard of Rato Machendranath temple in Patan, a pagoda with three tiers, close to Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-7 - Durbar Square at dawn with Garuda statue on column facing Krishna Mandir temple built in 1637 in Indian style, with twin roofed pagoda style Jagannarayan temple behind, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-14 - A monk lights butter lamps on gilded shrine at base of stupa at dawn, Swayambhunath (Swayambhu) (Monkey Temple) Buddhist stupa on a hill overlooking Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-10 - The constellation of Orion, in sky at bottom right and the five tiered pagoda roof of the Kumbeshwar temple, dating from 1392, one of two five tiered temples in the valley. Patan, Kathmandu Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-126 - Two women stop at a Buddhist shrine on the Lingkhor Lam, a traditional pilgrimage circuit around the city of Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-125 - Woman pays respect at Meru Nyingba Buddhist monastery, Bharkor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-1 - Woman carrying firewood, on the Annapurna circuit trek just west of Jharkot. Easter 2005, Nepal, Asia

755-102 - Colourful shop fronts early morning, street scene, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal.

755-9 - Three old men watch the world go by on a street in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-6 - Orion in sky at dawn above triple roofed pagoda temple in foreground and Indrapur temple to the right, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-129 - Chinese stone lions outside the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-128 - Chinese stone lions outside the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-190 - Papakorito falls at Aniwaniwa, Lake Waikaremoana, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-191 - A long exposure by moonlight of windmills in Te Apiti Wind Farm, Palmerston North, Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-187 - Papakorito falls at Aniwaniwa, Lake Waikaremoana, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-179 - Statue at point where Cook first landed, although the statue, brought from Italy and dating from the 19th century is probably not of Cook, James Cook Plaza, Poverty Bay, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-162 - Sculpture outside Te Manawa, the Science Centre and Manawatu Museum, Palmerston North, Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-167 - Sign warning drivers about penguins in the road, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-161 - Colourful side entrance to Te Manawa, the Science Centre and Manawatu Museum, Palmerston North, Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-155 - Panoramic view of the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

755-23 - Old Nepali man wearing topi hat in Mul Cowk courtyard, posing for tourists, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-25 - Hindu festival of Tihar (festival of lights), in Durbar Square, site of the statue of Garuda on top of a column, Patan, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-30 - Two year old girl and the elephant that will take her on safari, at the Island Jungle Resort hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-31 - Two year old girl and the elephant that will take her on safari, at the Island Jungle Resort hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-32 - Two year old girl and the elephant that will take her on safari, at the Island Jungle Resort hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-35 - Mahout and elephant in early morning mist, Island Jungle Resort Hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, on the Gangetic plains of the Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-37 - Smoke from funeral pyres on the ghats on the left drifts across the bridge over the river Bagmati at Nepal's holiest Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-38 - Buildings in Durbar Square, from the left, Hari Shankar Mandir, statue of Yoganarendra Malla on pillar, shikhara style temple, two pagoda roofed temples the right hand unlit one being the Jagan Naryan Mandir, the shikhara style Krishna Mandir, column topped by Garuda, the Bishwanath Mandir and on the extreme right the Patan Museum in the Old Royal Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-42 - Misty winter dawn and temples in Durbar Square, including Degu Talle, Yoganarendra Malla on stone pillar, Jagan Naryan Mandir, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-46 - Panorama compiled from six images, giving a 270 degree view of the Golden Temple (Hiranyavarna Mahavihara) (Golden Monastery) in Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-47 - Durbar Square containing from the left, the Bishwanath Mandir, Garuda statue on stone column, Patan museum in the old Royal Palace, Degu Talle and the Jagan Naryan Mandir, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-48 - Panorama compiled from four frames of the Buddhist stupa of Swayambu (Swayambhunath) (Monkey Temple), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-53 - The Nyatapola temple, highest in the valley, with its five storey pagoda roof, at dawn, built in 1702, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Siddhi Lakshmi, Taumadhi Tole square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-57 - Stone Shiva lingam, an erotic phallic symbol, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-64 - Panoramic image of Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-113 - The Buddhist temple of Swayambhu (Swayambhunath) (Monkey Temple), overlooking Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Himalayan mountains beyond, rising to over 6000m, Nepal, Asia

755-120 - Holy man in his Shiva outfit in Mul Chowk, one of the courtyards of the royal palace, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-27 - Japanese tourists board the elephant that will take them on safari, at the Island Jungle Resort hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-91 - View of the Nilgiri range whilst enjoying breakfast in Om's Home hotel at Jomsom on the Annapurna circuit trek, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

755-177 - Statue of James Cook who first stepped ashore here at Poverty Bay in 1769, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-158 - Boy aged four and girl aged three on a black volcanic sand beach in Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-59 - Panorama produced by joining several images, of chaityas at dawn, at one of the holiest Hindu sites, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-66 - Holy man (sadhu) wearing necklaces of rudraksh seeds, during the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepall, Asia

755-63 - Panoramic image of Boudha, a large Tibetan stupa at Bodhnath, shortly before sunrise on the first day of Lhosar (Tibetan New Year), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-188 - View over driftwood and beach from the isolated town of Te Araroa, on the Pacific Coast Highway, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-19 - Buddhist monk descends the steps of Boudha (Bodhnath) (Boudhanath), the Tibetan stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-20 - Shrine to the Hindu elephant headed god, Ganesh, including bell to alert the god to offerings made, in Patan, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-28 - Japanese tourists on dawn elephant safari, at the Island Jungle Resort hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-33 - Elephants at Island Jungle Resort Hotel, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-69 - Two women making offerings (puja) before dawn by the Bagmati river, outside the Shiva temple during the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-41 - The Bishwanath Mandir, and to the left the Krishna Mandir in dawn mist, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-87 - Trekker enjoys the view on the Annapurna circuit trek, between Jomsom and Muktinath, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

755-115 - The eyes on the Buddhist stupa of Swayambhu (Swayambhunath) (Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-97 - Woman has henna design applied to her hand at a beauty parlour and boutique in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Asia

755-44 - Foggy dawn in Durbar Square, containing elephant statues at the foot of the Bishwanath Mandir, and steps to drinking water tap of Manga Hiti, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepall, Asia

755-98 - Terraced fields as seen in winter from Nagarkot, Himalayas, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-174 - The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, Tongarewa, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-29 - Intermediate egret, Mesophoyx intermedia, Royal Chitwan National Park, Terai, Nepal, Asia

755-171 - Pyramid shaped structure on the bridge that leads to the civic square, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-116 - Early morning in the backstreets of Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-80 - Children play beneath the figures of Shiva and Parvati at a temple in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-85 - The shikra (shikara) style temple that is the winter residence of the Rato Machendranath, a carved figure of a Hindu deity, Bungamati, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-163 - Tripod and movie camera sculpture, at night, reflecting the growing film industry, with the nickname Wellywood, in Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-184 - Old red car advertising tours in the Art Deco city, opposite the Deco clock tower, Napier, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-39 - Durbar Square at dawn, including a statue of King Yoganendra Malla on top of a stone column, the Royal Palace, now the Patan Museum, and the brick base of the Hari Shankar Mandir, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-55 - Garuda statue with pooja offerings, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-169 - The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, on the sea front at Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-16 - Trekker at dawn looking out over the old fortified village of Jharkot on the Annapurna circuit trek, the valley below is supposedly the deepest in the world with Annapurna on one side and Dhaulagiri on the other, Nepal, Asia

755-178 - Statue of Young Nick, James Cook's cabin boy, who first sighted land, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-168 - Fruit and vegetable market on a Sunday morning outside Te Papa, The Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-92 - Selling flowers, coconuts and other offerings for the morning pooja ceremony carried out by most Hindus in the valley, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-95 - Gilgit jeep and driver on the Karakoram highway or KKH, in the Karakoram mountains, Hunza, Northern areas, Pakistan, Asia

755-164 - Boat sheds and sea front at dawn, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-121 - Temple built by the Ranas during the Victorian era, Kalmochan temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-182 - Art Deco statue at sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, Napier, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-21 - Maju Deval triple roofed Hindu temple with shikara-style Buddhist stupa in front and Narayan temple on far right at dawn, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

755-45 - Panorama of three images of the Machendranath Mandir, temple housing the red (Rato) Machendranath, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-70 - Holy man raises a hand in front of a Ganesh statue draped in fairy lights at the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-107 - Nepali Hindu festival of Tihar, a candle-light procession in Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-166 - Sign warning drivers about penguins in the road, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

755-40 - Two stone lions guard the entrance to Mul Chowk courtyard in the Old Royal Palace, with the Hari Shankar Mandir Hindu temple to the left, Durbar Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-50 - Durbar Square containg from the left the Chyasin Dewal temple, Taleju bell, the Hari Shankar Mandir, stone lions flanking steps to Mul Chowk, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-58 - Panorama of chaityas at dawn, at one of the holiest Hindu sites, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-71 - Two Sadhus smoke marijuana on the one day of the year when it is legal, during the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-81 - Girl takes a drink from the water spouts in a temple courtyard at Godavari in the south of the Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

755-67 - A holy man's bow placed on a bronze sculpture of a Shiva trident, Hindu festival of Shivaratri, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-108 - Stone carving on corner of small temple, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

755-110 - Tibetan Buddhist monk reading scriptures at the Boudha stupa at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

755-114 - The Buddhist temple of Swayambhu (Swayambhunath) (Monkey Temple), overlooking Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Himalayan mountains beyond, rising to over 6000m, Nepal, Asia