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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/5
Title:
Scope & Content:: Pashupatinath Temple is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the subcontinent’s greatest Shiva sites, a sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. The roofs and pediments over the main doors are ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s-1940s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/9
Title:
Scope & Content:: The steps leading to Swayambhu Mahachaitya. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most venerated and sacred Buddhist sites. Set on a hillock, west of Kathmandu City, it is reputedly the oldest settlement in the Kathmandu valley surrounded by several smaller shrines and temp...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s-1940s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/29
Title:
Scope & Content:: Statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant situated on the southern side of Rani Pokhari. King Pratap Malla, one of the most illustrious monarchs of the Malla dynasty, built Rani Pokhari in 1670 AD. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1910s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/82
Title:
Scope & Content:: Pashupatinath Temple is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the subcontinent’s greatest Shiva sites, a sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. The roofs and pediments over the main doors are ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1930s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/129
Title:
Scope & Content:: Statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant situated on the southern side of Rani Pokhari. King Pratap Malla, one of the most illustrious monarchs of the Malla dynasty, built Rani Pokhari in 1670 AD. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1920s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/6/11
Title:
Scope & Content:: Janko ceremony, a newar ritual where elders who have passed the age of 77 years and 7 months are celebrated as they are considered no longer mortals, but Gods. They are made to fly by being carried in palanquins decorated with winged horses. The first janko is at 77 years, 7 months and 7 days; s...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1940s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

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