The chaityas at Swayambhu. 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 temples. According to...
Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
Henry Ambros Oldfield. Oldfield served as the doctor at the British Residency in Kathmandu from 1850 to 1863, during the early years of the reign of Jang Bahadur Rana. Oldfield's water-colours provide important information on the architecture of the Kathmandu Valley at that time.
Aerial view of 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 temples. According to legend, Kat...
Kohiti constructed in 1782. This deep water conduit is containted within a walled compound. The single sprout is located on one side of the structure. There are a number of sculptures of Hindu and Buddhist gods within the compound. Although the earliest date is the late Malla period, the Hiti ha...
Kohiti constructed in 1782. This deep water conduit is containted within a walled compound. The single sprout is located on one side of the structure. There are a number of sculptures of Hindu and Buddhist gods within the compound. Although the earliest date is the late Malla period, the Hiti ha...