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Cadians Advance by Michal Svec

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Thunderbolt Armageddon Ork hunting by Michal Svec

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Portrait of a Kumari Devi by Michal Svec

Kumari Devi (meaning “Royal Living Goddess”) Chanira Bajracharya, 12, stands for a portrait, May 7, 2007 in Patan, Nepal. As a royal Kumari, Chanira doesn't leave the home except for special holidays, and is tutored since she isn't allowed go to a public school. Nepal has countless gods, goddesses, deities and Buddhas. The Kumari Devi is a young girl who is prepubescent, considered to be a real goddess, worshipped and revered, the practice going back hundreds of years into Nepali culture. She must meet 32 strict physical requirements ranging from the color of her eyes to the sound of her voice. Her horoscope must also be appropriate as well. Although there are many Kumaris in Nepal, the Kathmandu goddess is the most important and only makes rare public appearances. The Kumari's reign ends with her first period, after that she reverts back to the status of a normal mortal

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Voss Pattern Lightning Strike Fighter by Michal Svec

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The Man and the Sea by Michal Svec

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Celeste Agona III (Orpheus Heavy Freighter) by Michal Svec

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Hammer of Argyal (Subjugator class Battleship) by Michal Svec

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Tetang village, Upper Mustang, Nepal by Michal Svec

Overview of the remote Himalayan village of Tetang and the river Kali Gandaki in the deep valley as the sunrise shines on the patrolling peaks of a Himalayan massive. Kingdom of Upper Mustang is a remote semi-independent Tibetan Kingdom with King in Lo-Mantang. It is a vast high valley, arid and dry, characterised by eroded canyons, colourful stratified rock formations and has a barren, desert like appearance. Mustang is one of the last bastions of undisturbed Tibetan culture in the world. Only opened to Westerners in 1992.