A Nepali boy stands beside a pagoda-style building in the mountainous region of Pokhara, Nepal as the July sky begins it's transition into night.

A young Buddhist monk smiles for the camera as he makes his way to his living quarters at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. 

An elderly monk rests outside of Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The monastery sits atop a mountain that looks over the entire 220 square miles of the Kathmandu Valley.

Kopan Monastery from a distance.

Natives of the Chitwan National Forrest (Tharu), perform a cultural dance in front of a tourist audience in Sauraha, Nepal

A young boy performs traditional Tharu dance in the Sauraha region of Chitwan, Nepal.

Machapuchare, which translates to "fish tail", blasts through dense clouds on a warm July afternoon.  The 22, 943 ft peak is too forceful for the monsoon  weather that is responsible for smothering the Himalayas during this time of year.