Parker's Journal Entries

Below are the journal entries of one of our team members, Parker Wayland.

Sunday, March 8, 2009
We’re in the air near the International Date Line just south of the Aleutian Islands on Singapore Air Flight 11 bound for Tokyo where we will have a 1-hour layover. Then it’s on to Singapore where we’ll change planes for the flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. This flight is 10 hr 40 min from Los Angeles to Tokyo, and it will be another 8+ hours to Singapore.

The flight to Los Angeles went very comfortably. There was a delay in getting my shuttle to the Best Western South Bay Motel in LA, but everyone was there OK, except Kim and Pam Lipka who came this morning. Aggravation – In my rushed packing yesterday I forgot to pack the underwear and socks. Fortunately I was able to buy replacements at a CVS drug store near the motel.

We had our first Team Meeting at the motel. Rich Fetzer has a compact electric piano – a flat plastic keyboard that lies out on a board and plays through a small sound unit. We sang hymns and praise songs – a good start for our mission.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I’m writing this at the Goshen Guest House in Kathmandu, Nepal. We arrived in Kathmandu yesterday at about 11:30AM local time. Singapore had an inexpensive in-airport motel where we were able to get 4-6 hrs sleep and then fly from Singapore to Kathmandu in about 4 ½ hrs. I was fortunate to have 2 empty seats beside me from LAX to SIN, so I was able to lie down and get some pretty good sleep. After last night’s sleep I’m in good shape.

We were met at the airport by Dr. Steve Thorson and his wife Rebecca. We drove to our quarters at the Goshen Guest House in the Patan section of Kathmandu. It is somewhat rustic but functional. I’m rooming with Jim Ball.

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday is the weekly day of rest in Nepal, like Sunday at home. I’ve had no chance to journal this week and only 10 minutes now.

Wednesday we had a shopping day in the Thamel area – full of shops – especially tourist-oriented places. It was a lot more time than I wanted to spend, but I did get postcards for Elise and a couple scarves for Betsy. We ate at restaurants that offered both Nepali and western fare. One place we had MoMo, pasta packages filled with cheese, buff (water buffalo), or chicken. Buff is to Nepal what beef is to America.

It has been a long time (months) since they have had any rain here in Kathmandu and everything is covered with dust. Many of the streets are virtually dirt roads – they were once paved, but badly deteriorated. It is a big city, population well over a million, and is made up of a complex network of streets that run every which way within an outer rung and a bisecting N-S main street. There are virtually NO traffic lights, but the traffic moves surprisingly well through triangle and circle intersections. Drivers are semi-aggressive. They push in, little by little, until they have position to go on through. They stop short of hitting someone, seemingly miraculously. The traffic just sort of oozes along at a surprisingly rapid rate.

Monday, March 16, 2009
I’ve had virtually no time to write, so I’ll start with a brief summary of what we’ve been doing:
• Wednesday, 3/11: Changed money in AM; Lunch with Pastor Devi Bhujel, the D.S. of the UMC in Nepal; PM – Shopping in the Thamel district.
• Thursday, 3/12: Began the LISS at the Methodist Center in Kathmandu.
• Friday, 3/13: Continued the LISS, AM & PM
• Saturday, 3/14: Morning Worship at the Methodist Center. Continued and finished the LISS in the afternoon.
• Sunday, 3/15: Steve took us on a tour of Buddhist and Hindu temples. Late afternoon drove to Nagarkot, a favorite place for viewing the Himalayas at sunrise.
• Monday, 3/16: Arose early for the viewing. Returned to Kathmandu. The rest of the team is taking a walking tour of downtown Kathmandu as I stay at the Goshen House to catch up on this journal and to prepare my talk for the LTUTP seminar later this week in east Nepal.

It seemed to take forever to change our US dollars to Nepali Rupees. There were several forms to fill out, including one to record all the serial numbers of bills $100 and larger.

Rev. Devi Bhujel is the District Superintendent for all UM churches in Nepal – about 35 now. He serves under a UM Bishop in the Philippines and draws his support from the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) in the U.S. (The GBGM also paid for the translation and printing of the LISS and LTUTP participant’s manuals we use here.) Rev. Devi has things well organized for the Seminar.

We were told of some difficulties for the LTUTP scheduled for the Bhadrapur area in east Nepal next week. It seems the airstrip in Bhadrapur is undergoing repairs and is not in service. We will have to fly into Biratnagar, about 60-80 km west. However, there is political strife in the region and vehicles are not being permitted to use the highways – bhands attack and destroy the vehicles that try. We believe the Lord has sent us here to do this ministry, and we are praying that He will make a way.

Wednesday afternoon we went to Thamel (“h” is silent in Nepali) for shopping. Thamel is a crowded, twisty network of streets and alleys lined with shops and hawker tables with every kind of tourist trinket, clothing, art, restaurant, etc. you can imagine. I really wasn’t interested in that stuff, but did buy a couple shawls/scarves for Betsy and some postcards for Elise. The team spent 3 or 4 hours there.

Thursday 3/12 we began the LISS about 1 PM. There were about 30 men on the men’s side and about 40 women on the women’s side. Their own Worship Leader, Kumar, led songs on guitar and was eventually joined by a drummer. His voice was strong, although perhaps a bit off-key, but the worship was enthusiastic. Audrey Newton led off the seminar with her “Spirit of Worship” talk. Ted Newton followed with an energetic presentation of the “Seven Hebrew Praise Words” which really got the crown into it.

Most of the interpretation was done by Rev. Ganesh Maharjan, a man seminary trained in India who consistently presented our words clearly and energetically, as if he were preaching. He was literally a Godsend.

We closed at 5:30 PM. They had our evening meal ready in the Conference Room on the 5th floor. It consisted of white rice, dal (a lentil and bean soup), boiled vegetables and chicken. It is not safe to eat any kind of fresh vegetable here due to the human pollution in the water.

Kathmandu, and I guess all of Nepal, is on a power-shedding program. At any given place the power is on for 8 hours/day on a rotating 4-hour schedule. Now, in our area, power is on from 4-8 AM and 4-8 PM. Se we go to bed early and get up early. I go to bed by 9, get up about 5 AM, shower, have breakfast of egg and toast or cereal, and am ready for Team Meeting by 8 AM.
On Friday, 3/13, the LISS resumed at 9 AM. The talks went well. The people were all seated on the floor with their Bibles and Manuals spread out before them. There was a little distraction from children going around, but basically they were very attentive and studious. My turn came in the late morning when I spoke on the “Spirit of Power”. I felt Led to lead them in a prayer of deliverance afterward. This went OK, but there was a much more powerful experience led by Kim Bright on Saturday afternoon. (More on that when I get to it.)

Steve and Becky have been such great hosts! They are college classmates of Frank Billman from Houghton College and they are just going all-out for us. Since they’ve been missionaries here in Nepal for over 35 years, they know the ropes. Steve is a ½-time Pediatrician at the Patan Hospital here, too.

Saturday morning was the regular weekly worship service at the Methodist Center. Pastor Devi led the service, and Frank preached on the passage in Luke about how the potter shapes and makes the vessel for his own purposes and fills that vessel with what he wants. [God is the Potter, makes us for His work, and fills us with His Spirit and His Gifts to accomplish His purposes.] Pam and Sue did children’s ministry with about 25 children. We had all brought some craft supplies for the children.

The LISS resumed in the afternoon and again went well. We didn’t lose many, if any, participants. On Saturday we led them in a prayer for baptism in the Holy Spirit and covered all the material except
CAUTION: SOME MATERIAL BEYOND THIS POINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.

Kingdom Encounters. That was the subject of teaching and ministry this afternoon. Frank did the teaching on Kingdom Encounters – the healings and miracles done through the Apostles in the book of Acts and then led everyone who needed a healing in a group prayer. After this had gone on for a little while, Kim Bright got up and boldly addressed the crowd. She said she knew there were some in the crowd who had been worshiping other gods and idols, and had not repented of it. She served notice that God would NOT do anything for a person clinging to another god and that they should come to the altar and repent before God. She knew there were some who needed to do this, and she wasn’t going to move from that spot until they came!

First one, then another, and then a whole flood of people descended on the altar. Someone said later that even Pastor Devi looked surprised at the large group of people on their knees at the altar. Jesus and the angels rejoiced……

We then had a time of Prayer Team ministry for individuals. Jim Ball and I paired up with Ganesh interpreting. It was a long time. Most, if not all, came for prayer. And it was a fitting climax to what I believe was a very powerful LISS. Christians are a tiny minority here in Nepal, but they are God’s people – people of the light – and the light of Christ is shining in this dark place.

Sunday was a day of visiting Buddhist and Hindu temples. First we visited Svayambhu Mahachaitya, a Buddhist temple area. They don’t just have one idol or place to worship, but many – each with its own god and legend. Some are good, and some are evil, but all are to be honored, feared and appeased. At the approaches there are vendors selling all sorts of things to offer as sacrifices – flowers, cloth, candles, food, etc.

The Buddhist temples have a multi-sided base with stations where idols of various gods can be worshiped. Above the base is a flattened hemisphere shape, solid, (called a “stupa”) upon which sits a square box with a pair of eyes and an OM symbol facing each direction. This symbolizes the gods constantly watching everything you do. Above that are 13 rings, or umbrellas, that represent the 13 stages to heaven. At the top is an ornate cupola representing heaven.

This whole thing is based on keeping the people in bondage to fear. For example, at the second Buddhist temple we visited, several Buddhist monks were in a little chamber offering sacrifices and singing songs to an idol of the god Majhyazima. This idol was depicted with a young child on its lap from which it was sucking the blood. Some of the child’s entrails were dangling from its mouth.

Lastly we visited the Hindu Pashupati temple area. There were funerals in progress as we approached. A small river, the Bagmati River, runs by, greatly diminished since they have had no rain here for 8 months. At the edge of the river are several platforms for funeral pyres. Several bodies were being burned. When burning is completed, everything is pushed into the river. [Steve says that this practice is one source of violence against Christians. Somehow it can be very threatening to the Hindu for the Christian to refuse this cremation procedure.]

Up the hill from the river were a series of pagoda-like shrines for individual worship and sacrifice. Outside each entrance was a bull, the animal the Shiva rides. Inside, in the center, was a sculpture shaped representing a phallus in a vagina. These were covered with red and yellow powders and other sacrificial materials left there. “The temple of Pashupatinath is located on the western bank of the Bagmati River. In its sanctum is the Jyotirlinga (believed to have self-appeared), the like of which is not found existent anywhere else in the world. It is believed that Pashupatinath is the Lord of the entire living beings and the source of eternal bliss and peace. (The Jyotirlinga) is a phallic idol, the symbol of Pashupatinath which has four images carved on its four sides.” [The quotes are from the Governing Council’s brochure on the site.]

Sunday evening we drove about 20 km east of Kathmandu and up about 3000 ft to Nagarkot. This area is high enough and positioned so one can get a beautiful view of the Himalayas at sunrise, when the weather is clear. We stayed overnight at a very nice hotel there and got up for the 6:15 AM sunrise. Unfortunately the weather was not clear. There was fog. You could make out buildings in a village immediately below, but could see nothing of the Himalayas. Ah well! We had a good time, even though the rides up and down the mountains on a narrow road full of switchbacks kept the adrenaline flowing.

This morning we drove back to Kathmandu and had lunch at the “Higher Ground Café” near Goshen House. The rest of the team is on a walking tour of downtown Kathmandu, but I’ve chosen to take the afternoon off for rest and to catch up on this journal. I’ll meet the team near Steve and Becky’s apartment at 6 PM. We’re all invited for tea and cake at their place, and we’ll hear more detail about their ministry here.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
We were off at 8 AM this morning to go to a special Hindu temple area up in the mountains. It is called Dakshin Kali, or South Kali. Kali is one of Shiva’s wives and is the goddess of death. She gets a lot of attention from the Hindu believers, although this shrine is not a tourist attraction. The priest is there on Tuesdays and Saturdays to perform the animal sacrifices. The walkway from the parking lot to the shrine was lined with merchants selling all kinds of things for offerings and sacrifices to Kali. Flowers, fruit, incense, chickens and roosters, and on and on. At the shrine the people were all lined up to go into the enclosure where the idol actually was. There was a canopy over the area supported by four brass serpents. To one side was a group of four slanted (for drainage) tables where the priest was. A person would give him the animal; he would kill it and then give the carcass back to the person. There was a crowd right in front of the idol as they presented their offerings. All very dark. No one wants the goddess of death to become unhappy with them.

On the way back we stopped at a Christian boutique run by the Nepal Leprosy Foundation to benefit their program of support. To support them I bought fourteen 7”x14” floral boutiques and a couple of larger ones with doves. This afternoon we are packing and preparing for the LTUTP in east Nepal – we fly tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
We learned this morning that a 2-day strike has been called in the Joppa area of east Nepal where the LTUTP was scheduled. Pastor Devi is in east Nepal working out the alternative plans. As we prayed this morning, we acknowledged that God is in charge of all this and we will simply go where He leads.

We arrived at the domestic airport at 11 AM for our 12:15 PM flight to Biratnagar. As we were checking in, Buddha Air rescheduled us on an earlier flight. The one we had scheduled might not fly today. (I believe they decided to fly one full plane rather that two half-full.) The flight actually left about 12 noon and we were in Biratnagar before 1 PM. I had hoped that we could get a good view of the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest, as we flew eastward just south of them, but it was cloudy, even at 30,000 ft., and we couldn’t see anything.

Everything came through to Biratnagar smoothly, and Pastor Devi was there at the airport to meet us with a couple of vans. He took us to the Hotel Eastern Star in Biratnagar, a very nice hotel with hot water and maybe air conditioning. It is noticeably hotter here at this lower elevation. We’re just a few miles from the Indian border. I’m rooming with Jim Ball again. The LTUTP has been relocated to a church near here. We will be staying in the Eastern Star and driving to the seminar each day.

Friday, March 20, 2009
It is late and I can’t write for long, but this LTUTP has been so wonderful and amazing that I just must get something down.

It is being held at the Tanmuna United Methodist Church – way out in the beautiful farmland north of Biratnagar. It is a primitive village of thatched roofs and a mixture of cement and bamboo-mud houses. Everything is so neat and clean! Pastor Devi says this is the first UM church established in Nepal. It is obviously God’s will that our seminar be held in this very remote village because all other possible locations were denied to us by strikes and demonstrations.

There have been around 70-80 participants at each meeting – 45 women and 25-35 men. They are ardent worshipers and attentive students. Many are young people – teens and twenties, but there are also older generations. Early in the seminar Frank asked for testimonials from believers who were formerly Hindu and then from former Buddhists. The former Hindu said he was Christian because Jesus answered his prayers while the Hindu gods didn’t. He was completely paralyzed, but when he prayed to Jesus, he was healed! The former Buddhist was not involved in a miraculous healing, but she said she was getting nothing from Buddhism. When she prayed, there was no answer. It was all just give and do, with no response or results. In Jesus she finds peace, answers to prayer, blessings and joy. (This was Binu Magar, of whom I will write more later.)

Sunday, March 22, 2009
The LTUTP is over now and I’m back at Goshen House in Kathmandu. We flew back from Biratnagar this morning on Buddha Airlines. There had been a little rain, but there were still too many clouds for us to see the mountains.

The LTUTP seminar was just the right thing for these people. You don’t have to be able to read or write in order to pray. (Most could read and write, although some could not.) After introductions, we looked at Jesus’ prayer life. What, Why, Where, When did Jesus pray? I spoke on “When did Jesus pray?” After each talk we would have some sort of interaction, often a breakout into groups of 10 or 12 to discuss questions about the topic. Several pastors were present, and they spread out to help lead each group. There were more women than men, but the groups mixed. I think that is a good thing in this culture that usually keeps the two separate.

After the talks on Jesus’ prayer life we covered tools for better prayer, such as fasting, praying the Scriptures, listening, praying the names of God, etc. Then the teachings addressed obstacles to intimacy with God and how to break down these barriers. The seminar took Thursday afternoon, all day Friday, and Saturday afternoon after the weekly worship services on Saturday morning.

Our main interpreter from Kathmandu, Rev. Jeewan Lama, did the whole jog for this seminar, and he did it very well. He interpreted like he was preaching himself. You could tell he was adding quite a bit to what was said, but Rev. Devi and others confirmed that what he was adding was good and helpful.

I brought a Bible to give to an appropriate person as a gift. I asked Pastor Devi who I should give it to, and he said “It should be a woman. I’ll let you know.” I had noticed a young woman in the crowd who seemed to be much more active and energetic that the rest – always doing something for someone. Later, she came up to me and said, “Pastor Devi says you have something for me.” Her name was Binu Thapa Magar. She is a student in some theological program and a member of Biratnagar UMC. Very bright and talented, it seems Pastor Devi has also noticed her. Later, Jeewan explained to me that in Nepali culture, it is disrespectful to call someone older or younger by their name. It is a mark of respect to call them brother or father or son or daughter. So I call Binu daughter. She has my e-mail address, and I hope she uses it. I’m interested to follow her career.

There was a lot of joy. Numerous groups of 2 or 3 or 4, and a few solos, would get up and sing a “special music”. The people loved it, and you could tell the performers were real buddies. Like, “It’s what we do!” At one point Binu got up and did a graceful liturgical dance.

The food support was a major operation. A crew of both men and women worked over two fire pits behind the church to feed all the people. Big pots, 2½-3 ft. diameter, were used to cook rice, pork, chicken, cabbage, dal and other dishes. It reminded me very much of the operation I saw in Orissa State, India when I went there with LeeAnn and Lori in 1999. It was all very good, and I don’t think any of our team got sick.

Saturday morning a few more pastors came from far eastern Nepal where the strikes had shut things down and prevented us from going. The pastor from Devi’s hometown, where he had originally planned to take us, had to leave about 3 AM and come by motorcycle to participate in the day’s activities. He also brought the LTUTP banner which had been prepared, and even had the location changed on it to Tanmuna UMC. Frank was able to get that banner after the seminar to take back to ARM HQ.

At Saturday morning’s worship service at Tanmuna UMC, Pastor Devi asked for testimonials: Here they are:
• A woman’s epileptic daughter was healed after she was prayed for in Jesus’ name.
• A young woman had cancer on her right leg and was healed after prayer in Jesus’ name. She is a Christian now.
• A pastor’s faith and strength was renewed by the seminar.
• A paralyzed man saw the “Jesus” film and believed. He was healed.
• A woman’s son was mad. They prayed for him in Jesus’ name and he was restored to his right mind. He has a job now.
• A man who made Buddhist idols for a living received Jesus and was saved.
• A Hindu Priest left that role for Jesus.

Earlier in one of my talks I began by telling of my practice in African crusades of beginning by introducing the real God. I usually described Him as the God who created. But here in Nepal I have learned to also introduce Him as
The God who hears you
The God who answers you
The God who heals you
The God who loves you
And on and on……

Monday is basically a day off before we leave Tuesday to return to the U.S. I should summarize some impressions from this trip:
• The UMC in Nepal is strong and a growing light for Christ in a very dark culture. God is obviously moving here. The Christians are noticeably joyful and enthusiastic.
• Pastor Devi is a very able pastor and leader. As the only Elder in the Nepal Missionary Conference he has a lot on his shoulders, but God is in this, and blessings and growth will continue.
• Kathmandu is crowded and a rather dirty city. But they do work at bettering themselves and the city. The countryside is a different matter. The farms outside Biratnagar were models of how a primitive farm should look and operate. From the extensive terraces we saw from the air, I’d expect model performance there too. Nepalis are hard working!
• I believe we’ve completed our mission well. The needs are great, but the Gospel is loose in Nepal and it will never go back.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – on the plane going home.
I’ve learned so much about Hinduism and Buddhism, yet my understanding of these religions is so top-level that I certainly can’t claim to “feel” them. In fact I don’t want or intend to feel them, but only be able to empathize with people caught in them. Becky Thorson said you can’t deal with a Hindu or Buddhist on an intellectual level, but only on a heart level – to love them and simply share the Good News of Jesus’ love and power with them.

So what have I learned about these ancient religions? I knew beforehand that they were based on fanciful (untrue) myths about each god, and that idols of these gods are worshiped with many sacrifices and offerings. The Buddha was a real person, Siddartha Gautam, 560-480 BCE, who is believed to have achieved “enlightenment”. Both religions believe in a long series of reincarnations, with the conditions of the current life, the “karma” or fate, fixed, based on the merit performed in previous lives. Thus the current life is an opportunity to improve one’s karma for the next life.

I’ve learned that these performance-based religions make the meritorious actions of a person very much a self-serving way of life. The good they do, if any, is done in order to improve their karma in the next life. It is not at all related to love. In fact the gods they worship are incapable of love or anything else a Christian would call “good”. [Although the idols themselves are nothing more than pieces of wood, stone or metal, any spiritual entities behind them are NOT of God. They are therefore Satanic, demonic, and have only those characteristics and powers.]

Some of these gods are overtly evil, such as Kali and the goddess Majhyazima we encountered at the Bouddhanath stupa. The believers are forced (by their belief) to worship and appease these gods as well as those with a more benign reputation. They must do so out of fear – fear for both the wrath of the god in this life and the damage to their karma.

This leaves the Hindu or Buddhist believer in a terrible state! Their karma is fixed for this life and there is no escape. There are rules and requirements of many gods whom they must keep appeased. They are slaves in their own skin and there is no escape. When they pray, there is no actual god to hear them and answer their prayer. There is no hope.

All I can do is agree with Paul in shouting, “Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” (I Cor. 15:57)

Miscellaneous Photos

Here's some I couldn't decide where to put! There's the team (along with Steve and Becky Thorson), views from the plane ride between Kathmandu and Biratnagar, etc. If you click on the photo itself it will take you to the photo-sharing website where you can read the captions better.
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Nagarkot

There are some photos of the view on the ride to Nagarkot, the area there and the sunrise. It was still much too hazy to see the mountains although we kept thinking we were seeing some! (I think it was just clouds giving the illusion of the mountains!). If you click on the photo itself it will take you to the photo-sharing website where you can read the captions better.
We stayed at the Country Villa Inn. One building housed the lobby and dining room and the other had the rooms. Some had private balconies and some shared one for the whole floor. The rooms were nice but the beds were HARD! Food was good - it was a buffet for both dinner and breakfast the next day. Coming here was a nice break and gave us an opportunity to relax between the two events and tours.
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Kathmandu Temple Tour

Steve took us on a walking tour of temples in Kathmandu. This is a collection of photos from that tour. If you click on the photo itself it will take you to the photo-sharing website where you can read the captions better.
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Dakshinkali

The temple of Dakshinkali is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali and is one of the most popular places of worship in Kathmandu. Located 22 km from the city center on the southern rim of the valley past Pharping village, the shrine is especially crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays when animal sacrifices are offered to the deity. According to a mythology the Goddess Durga has killed the demon and drank the blood of animals. This is the reason blood is scarified to her. The temple was built by Pratap Malla during 17th century. Hindus bring (or buy) their scacrifices here. They kill and let out the blood at the site then many take the animal to the picnic site and have a family picnic. I prefer our potlucks! We visited on a Tuesday so saw sacrifices although I didn't seem to capture them well with my camera. I may've been too busy watching others and trying to figure out the best angle since it was very crowded. There was a goat sacrifice and I caught a part of a chicken sacrifice. It was not a pleasant place (smelled horrible too) and just emphasized the darkness surrounding this religion. It also made me think of Old Testament sacrifices and wondered if the Temple then would've looked similar?? Praise God we're covered by the final sacrifice of the blood of Jesus, the Lamb who was slain!
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Hindu Temple Tour - Pashupatinath

This is a sacred Hindu temple site that is closed to ALL non-Hindus. The Bhagmati River runs through the site and is the location of many cremations. There was one just beginning when we arrived. There are also "holy men" all around the site. They do not work, do not cut their hair and live on the streets existing on hand-outs from others. If you click on the photo itself it will take you to the photo-sharing website where you can read the captions better.
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Boudhanath Temple Tour

This is the second large Buddhist temple we visited while in Kathmandu. There was a funeral procession while we were on the terrace of a restaurant that I was able to get some photos of. The stupa was surrounded by stores selling all kinds of items - souvenirs, cloths, food, etc. If you click on the photo itself it will take you to the photo-sharing website where you can read the captions better.
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