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, Kathmandu Valley w...
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, Kathmandu Valley w...
Ugratara Temple located by the Bangemudha Ason roadside in Kathmandu. The torana doorway has the figure of an eight-armed Ugratara in the form of Vajrayogini.
Layaku Bahil located in Maru tol. This shrine has a beautifully carved door frame and a torana which depicts Buddha's welcome procession at Lumbini. There is a wooden frame with five windows on the first storey. The rest of the structure in modern. Inside the shrine there are a few sculptures of...