Stone relief of of Vishnu in the Dwarf incarnation, dated to the 13th century, situated in the Sikhara Narayan Temple in Pharping. A scence on the bottom right depicts the Vishnu's Dwarf incarnation showing the decorated sacrificial pot (yupa) readied for the Vedic horse sacrifice.
King Pratap Malla in the seventeenth century, built two tall sikhara style temples on the Swayambhu hill named Pratapapura, after himself, and Anantapura, after a consort, Ananta Priya, both dedicated to the esoteric Vajrayana deities. Pratapapur suffered damage; whereas, Anantapur completely co...
Narayan Temple in Swatha, Patan. This small two-storey temple is located at the beginning of a narrow road. The lower part of the figure sturts illustrate scenes of Vishnu's incarnations. It has a stone four-armed Vishnu. The stone Garuda was donated in 1706.
Agni Math in Kumariati Patan. It is used for performing the Agnihotra, a fire sacrifice performed by Brahmans after the ritualistic injunction of the Brahmanical Karmakanda.
Agni Math in Kumariati Patan. It is used for performing the Agnihotra, a fire sacrifice performed by Brahmans after the ritualistic injunction of the Brahmanical Karmakanda.
Erected in memory of Yoganarendra Malla in 1723 C.E., this Krishna Temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square occupied an octagonal shape, a type of temple unexplainably reserved exclusively to Krishna. This temple is particularly important during the annual festival of Janmastami, commemorating Kishna’s...
Jaisi Dewal in jaisidewal, Kathmandu. This temple was built in the 17th century and its name Jaisi Dewal comes from Lakshminarayan Joshi, a powerful minister of King Bhupatendra. It is located in a historical place which is believed to have been the nucleus of Kathmandu during the Lichchhavi per...
The iconic Kasthamandap, from which Kathmandu derives its name, was built in the twelfth century and was the oldest structure in Kathmandu. It was a public pavilion, a rest house, which sat along the two ancient trans-Himalayan trade routes- India and China. This sattal, half shelter and half te...