Two photos of a Stupa in Khumjung taken from different directions and two years apart. Photos taken in December 2013 taken end of September 2015, two earthquakes later.
There is a beautiful mani wall along the walk in from Namche Bazaar.
I assume the cracks are from the second earthquake on May 12 2015. The small boy in the photo has his back pack on and had just come out from the Edmund Hillary School, the biggest school in the Khumjung.
April 25 earthquake magnitude 7.8
May 12 earthquake magnitude 7.3
Two Earthquakes and Two Films – another of my posts
Worth a look earthquake 2015 – Great Himalyas Trail website
Oh my goodness!! This is intriguing! And very sad.
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Yes it is sad.
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What a shame.
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Such a beautiful Stupa Louise. I would love to go back one day.
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Sad to see the devastation that the forces of nature can do.
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Amazing photos, Louise. I am so sorry about the devastation.
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Thanks for both photos. So sad to see the devastation. 😦
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It is Miriam.
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Thanks Donna. At least there was no loss of life here.
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Very interesting comparison, Louise. Forces of nature. Glad there was no loss of life there. Seeing your photos of the region always wake the lust in me to go back to Nepal. It’s been too long! Marcus
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What an amazing place.
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You should go. Take the family.
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My wife was there with me, and she wants to go too again. But I’m sure it would be a great experience for the (big) kids as well.
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Wow, that’s quite a difference in the two years. Good of you to capture this Louise. It’s scary to witness the extreme forces of nature.
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I liked the comparison.We saw completely destroyed buildings too.
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Gosh! Sad to see the destruction.
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Gosh! Sad to see the destruction
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Fortunately it’s still standing I guess.
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Incredible change in two years. Amazing that it withheld the forces of nature at all. Rather sad to see the cracks in the structure though…. somehow symbolic of so much.
Peta
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Yes I think you have hit the nail on the head. Symbolic of so much more devastation. Yes and it is amazing that it is standing at all, I guess.
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Whoa! One more quake may take it out
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True!
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