9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Plunge into the Styx Boy jumping off a bridge into the ash-laden Bagmati river at the Pashupatinath temple ghat (a Hindu cremation site). Young kids like him make a living by collecting coins a

The Plunge into the Styx Boy jumping off a bridge into the ash-laden Bagmati river at the Pashupatinath temple ghat (a Hindu cremation site). Young kids like him make a living by collecting coins and an occasional gold tooth off the river bed.

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Date Taken: 11.2009
Date Uploaded: 11.2011
Photo Location: Nepal
Copyright: © Praveen Yedla