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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 29, 1984
Location
En route from Tukche to Kaagbeni, along Kaali Gandaki river, Nepal
License
This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use

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Kali Gandaki flood plain and rugged and arid mountains

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The pebbly floodplain of the Kali Gandaki River originates from higher in the trans-Himalayan region of Nepal.

Pilgrims used to collect amonite fossils called Shaligrams — a symbol of Shiva — on these banks.