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Machhapuchhre and the Mahabharat Lekh range

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 22, 1984
Location
En route the trekking trail to Naudanda from Pokhara, Nepal
License
This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use

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Machhapuchre mountain peak towers behind the Mahabharat Lekh range, rice-fields, and flowing river

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Machhapuchhre towers in the background over the smaller east-west mountain range called Mahabharat Lekh, which shares its name with the Hindu epic Mahabharat.

The area surrounding the three houses beneath the mountains show signs of deforestation. During monsoon terraced fields like those seen in the foreground of this picture are planted with rice, a staple food for most Nepalis.