These Nepali Buddhist monks are aspiring ultra-marathon runners, hoping the sport will put their remote village on the map and provide the funds needed to rebuild homes destroyed by a massive earthquake nearly three years ago AFP/PRAKASH MATHEMA

SINDHUKOT, Nepal: Swapping their maroon robes for running shoes, seven Buddhist monks take off at a sprint across the hills surrounding their remote village in the foothills of Nepal’s Himalayas.  Read more at Chanel News Asia.


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