A vertige of demonolatry is the lakhe dancer, an ogre whose task it was once to procure sacrificial victims, here dancing in front of the Gaddhi Baithak during the Indra Jatra Festival.
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...
Kanga Ajima Dyo Chhen located in Yetkha. This structure belongs to a group of Jyapus. Although the façade of this structure is insignificant looking, its religious nature is marked by the gilded metal doorway and the torana depicting Chamunda. This is an agam chhen. It is not a public building, ...
Itum Bahal, in Kathmandu. This bahal is also known as Paravarta Mahavihar and is a principal monastery. It consists of a decorated gatehouse leading leading into the courtyard and a shrine opposite. There are a number of sculptures in the temple.
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...
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...
The Mahabouddha Temple, a sikhara style temple in Patan. This 16th century temple is thought to be modeled after the celebrated temple at Bodhgaya in India.
Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley, can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The dome is set on a platform shape of a manda...
Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley, can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The dome is set on a platform shape of a manda...