The pond at Singha Durbar. It was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It n...
Singha Durbar was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It now houses govern...
Bijeshwori monastery is located outside of Kathmandu on the banks of the Vishnumati in a secluded place. Although its basically follows the pattern of a Buddhist monastery, it has, in addition to the Buddha image, a three-storey temple which houses a mystic goddess of Tantric origin named Bidyad...
Raktakali in Tengal, Kathmandu. This small temple stands in a courtyard beneath a large tree. It has a single, gilt copper roof and is embossed with brass sheets. It contains no idols, only plain stone, revealing the Tantric origin of the shrine. The oldest date connected with the shrine is 1718...
Pacali Bhairav in Teku, Kathmandu. The open shrine consists of a sunken quadrangle in which Bhairav in the form of a stone emerges from the brass plates flooring the shrine.