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A low-angle view looks past a weathered stone base toward an ornate gilded shrine form beneath a blue sky — Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal — June 12, 2016 — Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky — Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal — June 2016 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky — Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal — June 2016 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky — Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal — June 2016 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo
Photograph from Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky — Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal — June 2016 — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Scorching rays of blazing Sunday sun, morning rounds of Swayambhu. Sun baking all below, sky above brilliant, bright, reflective blue.

Swayambhu - Stare Up To The Sky

Painted clouds dance with a mind of own, sky opening up, revealing secret, most precious home.

People around but totally alone, disconnected from valley below.

Amidst city cramped and crowded, wondrous feeling to finally breathe. Letting brilliant emptiness consume me, filling my heart with ease.

Open space just what is needed, open sky inviting and wild. A place so dear, heart ringing memories of only a child.

So close, reach out and touch. So close, clouds dance through fingers. So close, sun almost within grasp.

Staring up to sky, lost in enormity, breathtaking and free. As if they are all dancing, dancing for me.

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