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x-rain (78)in Photography Lovers • 20 days ago
People of Pokhara, Nepal: 50mm Street Shots at Prithvi Chowk
On this blog, I've already showed Pokhara's old [ 1 ], [ 2 ] and tourist districts [ 3 ], as well as its amazing semi-rural neighborhood called Sedi [ 4 ], [ 5 ] and…
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x-rain (78)in Photography Lovers • last month
A Stroll with a 70-300mm in Old Pokhara, Nepal. People, Old Brick Walls, and Carved Wood
I hadn't had street photo walks for ages - I was 100% introverted and focused on my subreddit about street cats - wanted 1000 members so desperately that at some point turned…
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x-rain (78)in Caturday • last month
Street Cat Photography from Pokhara, Nepal. Three Cat Stories about Pure Love, Wisdom, and Reproduction
I already posted images of an amazing cat from Pokhara (along with her tabby admirer). This kitty: Since then, I have met more cats on the streets of Pokhara, and it's…
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x-rain (78)in Feathered Friends • 2 months ago
A Spotted Owlet, My Birthday Gift from the Universe. Birdwatching in Pokhara, Nepal
Another reportage from a semi-rural suburb of Pokhara... And when I say "semi-rural", I mean this type of area: The green neighborhood in the bottom (a photograph from my…
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x-rain (78)in Wednesday Walk • 2 months ago
A Light Stroll That Turned Into a 5-Hour Mountain Hike: From Pokhara to Sarangkot (Nepal)
Around 2:30, after pondering where to go for a walk, I decided to explore an area over Sedi (a neighborhood where I have been staying since the end of March 2026). It was too…
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x-rain (78)in Black And White • 2 months ago
Black-and-White Potpourri from India and Nepal for #Monomad
True black-and-white adherents shoot bw everywhere and I really respect that and probably even envy. However, in my case, focusing on bw perception in South Asia, the most…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 2 months ago
Lakeside, The Tourist Heart of Pokhara, Nepal
I couldn't get any idea from online sources what Pokhara was... I thought it would be a dusty concrete chaos... with many people wearing tribal garments, like, folks ascended…
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x-rain (78)in Wednesday Walk • 2 months ago
A Walk Along the Rural Roads of Sedi - Pokhara City, Nepal
This is where I am staying, a view from my guesthouse. Quite decent (especially considering I pay only 3.3 USD for my room): On April 27, 2026, I decided to have a light…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 2 months ago
Sedi, Pokhara, My Home in Nepal
Pokhara is a city that appeals to many. Its touristy part called Lakeside resembles a Thai town from the point of infrastructure and cleanliness; there are many bars and cool…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 3 months ago
Exploring Old Pokhara, A City in the Foothills of the Himalayas
It is hard to get a real sense of what Pokhara is like until you actually go there yourself. It's probably because almost all tourists stay in the touristy part of Pokhara…
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x-rain (78)in Caturday • 3 months ago
How I Won Over a Hotel Cat in Pokhara, Nepal (Plus a Tabby Romeo As a Bonus)
When you travel on a tight budget, paying the bare minimum is a gamble - you could end up in a shithole run by scammers and infested with bedbugs. On the flip side, that same…
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x-rain (78)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago
Street Photography in Varanasi 🇮🇳 People and Urban Animals
Canceled the flight to Tbilisi, Georgia, going to Pokhara, Nepal, don't ask me why - too psychological, too complicated. 😖 In the meantime, it's quite hot in Uttar Pradesh, so I…
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x-rain (78)in Photography Lovers • 4 months ago
Remembering Kolkata: The City I Didn’t Get Enough Of in 2026. Street Scenes and Cats
The irony is that I had wanted to revisit Kolkata the most, yet it's the only city I left too soon in 2026. Why? I prioritized friendship. During my life in Asia from 2023…
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x-rain (78)in Wednesday Walk • 4 months ago
Meandering in the Lanes of Varanasi with a 24mm 🇮🇳 Today’s Street Photo Stroll for #WednesdayWalk
The last 10 days were dark. Got ill again, four days of fever, with a heavy cough, the heaviest since the first COVID. Everything turned annoying beyond the edge during this…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 5 months ago
A Walk to Varanasi Cremation Pyres 🇮🇳 Views, And How Tourists Get Scammed
Here is the Ganges - this is at the northern edge of the city: And this is the central part: From morning till evening there is busy boat traffic there. On the opposite…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 5 months ago
Goats in Sweaters, Monkey Thugs, Puppies 🇮🇳 And The Most Oppressed Animals of Varanasi - Cats 😢
As soon as you buy a ticket to the next destination, the place you are in acquires the flavor of a reminiscence... That's what happened to Varanasi after I recently purchased a…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 5 months ago
Spiritual Life at the Ganga River 🇮🇳 Hindu Ascetics in Varanasi
Varanasi is an ancient city by the Ganga River, with the riverside designed as stairs descending from the lanes to the water, known as the ghats . The ghats serve not just as…
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x-rain (78)in Visual Shots • 5 months ago
A 24mm Walk in the Lanes of Varanasi, India
At last, it has gotten warmer in Varanasi: It's not only about a shift of 4 degrees from +9 at night, but it's also about buildings (in narrow cold lanes) being slowly…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 5 months ago
Night at the Ganga River in Varanasi
What a wonderful place, Varanasi is! And at night, it's even more exciting. A shining Medieval city turns into a mysterious spectacle. A dreamscape, indeed: stairs…
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x-rain (78)in Worldmappin • 6 months ago
A Walk Along the Ghats of Varanasi 🇮🇳
Time to show the map of my wanderings from December 22, 2025, to January 10, 2026 - the black, dark blue and pink lines: My visarun trip on the 20s of December 2025: 1200 km…
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