A stone statue from the 12th-13th century located in Naxal, Kathmandu. In one of her fierce aspects, Durga slays the demon Mahisa in the form of a water buffalo, a composition known as Durga Mahishasura-mardini.
A stone statue from the 12th-13th century located in Naxal, Kathmandu. In one of her fierce aspects, Durga slays the demon Mahisa in the form of a water buffalo, a composition known as Durga Mahishasura-mardini.
The dome brick shrine is devoted to Bhringareshwar Mahadev in Sunaguthi in Lalitpur. A tall carved stone triton on a platform and a large stone bull is facing the temple. The square also contains a small double-storey Jaganath Temple and one of Ganesh.
The dome brick shrine is devoted to Bhringareshwar Mahadev in Sunaguthi in Lalitpur. A tall carved stone triton on a platform and a large stone bull is facing the temple. The square also contains a small double-storey Jaganath Temple and one of Ganesh.
This large sikhara style temple, in the centre of the town square of Bungamati, houses the shrine of Bungadyo, also recognized as Rato Macchendranath, Avalokitesvara, Karunamaya or Bungamati Lokesvara. Bungadyo, the God of Rain, is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus regard him as an...
This large sikhara style temple, in the centre of the town square of Bungamati, houses the shrine of Bungadyo, also recognized as Rato Macchendranath, Avalokitesvara, Karunamaya or Bungamati Lokesvara. Bungadyo, the God of Rain, is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus regard him as an...
This large sikhara style temple, in the centre of the town square of Bungamati, houses the shrine of Bungadyo, also recognized as Rato Macchendranath, Avalokitesvara, Karunamaya or Bungamati Lokesvara. Bungadyo, the God of Rain, is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus regard him as an...
This large sikhara style temple, in the centre of the town square of Bungamati, houses the shrine of Bungadyo, also recognized as Rato Macchendranath, Avalokitesvara, Karunamaya or Bungamati Lokesvara. Bungadyo, the God of Rain, is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus regard him as an...
Chandra Binayak Temple in Chabahil. This two-storey brass-roofed temple houses one of the four most prominent Ganesh shrines in the Valley. The temple has a golden tympanum showing Ganesh and struts which show the Ashtabhairabs and Astamatrikas. The earliest inscription dates to 1650.