Almora district

Home of the Gorkhas

Colonial era building

MK Gandhi statue

Shiva temple (1, 2)

Fire on the mountain

Kasar Devi temple (more)

Kasar Devi temple

Nanda Devi Temple

Built around late 1500s CE

Wall detail

Yoni and Lingam

Nanda Devi side

Homo love

Orgy

Hetero love

Couples

Jageshwar Temple Complex (~38 km northeast of Almora)

Temples in the forest

Dates from 7th century CE

The complex has 124 temples

A commissioned puja

Thicket of temples

Five are "living" temples

Most are dedicated to Shiva

Lotus flower

Priest walking through

Another cluster

Puja paraphernalia

Ritual

Water tank on site

Burning ghee on wood

All shapes and sizes

A corner temple