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Aya May Dayaoen

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2024

A Community Development worker and a licensed Psychometrician with experience in psychological and indigenous research, humanitarian aid and disaster response, and project implementations gearing towards sustainable development and empowerment of rural and vulnerable communities. Also a painter, mountaineer, and currently a contributing editor and layout artist for The Epiphany Star publication.

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Taman Tirta Gangga

Abang, Indonesia

Tirta Gangga Water Palace

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Monkeys at Luhur Uluwatu Temple

Kuta Selatan, Indonesia

Luhur Uluwatu Temple

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Baguio Museum

Baguio, Philippines

Ibaloi Fire Mummy

The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.

The memorial

Manila, Philippines

Memorare Manila 1945

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

San Agustin Church

Manila, Philippines

San Agustin Church

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.

GOMBURZA Monument

Manila, Philippines

GOMBURZA Monument

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

Kumari Ghar

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kumari Ghar

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

The Stone Fish of Asan Tole

Kathmandu, Nepal

Nyālon (Fish Stone)

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

Alab Petroglyphs

Bontoc, Philippines

Alab Petroglyphs

Engravings of penises and vaginas on a boulder in the Philippines dates local tribal history back to the Bronze Age.

Ganga Caves

Bontoc, Philippines

Ganga Caves

These caves are full of coffins, but we can't say who the bodies belong to.

Patan Dhoka

Lalitpur, Nepal

Patan Dhoka

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.

Indreshwar Mahadev Temple Complex and Museum

Panauti, Nepal

Indreshwar Mahadev Temple Complex and Museum

One of the largest pagodas in Nepal is a 13th century testament to regional craftsmanship.

Shiva's bull.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Thapathali Durbar Temple

This is one of the last surviving structures of a once vast palace complex.

Changu Narayan after earthquake in 2015.

Changunarayan, Nepal

Changu Narayan

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Crowds gather for the Biskaa Jatra festival at Nyatapola Temple

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nyatapola Temple

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)

Chaunrikharka, Nepal

Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Kala Bhairava at Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu Durbar Square

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

Namche Bazaar

Namche, Nepal

Namche Bazaar

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Boudhanath Stupa

Kathmandu, Nepal

Boudhanath Stupa

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Kiangan National Shrine

Kiangan, Philippines

Kiangan National Shrine

This memorial commemorates where a Japanese commander surrendered to Allied forces on September 3, 1945.

Gazebo structures shield statues from the elements.

La Trinidad, Philippines

Bell Church

Visit a Chinese Taoist temple within the Indigenous lands of the northern Philippines.

The distinctive blue soil of Kaman-utek.

Bontoc, Philippines

Kaman-utek Blue Soil

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

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