Jayavageshwori Temple located in Chabahil. This Malla Period Newar-style temple is noted for its cruciform plan and the colorful mural that fills one exterior wall. Although the temple is from the Malla period, the doorstep is the halved plinth of a Licchavi stupa. Through the latticed doorway o...
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...
Raktakali in Tengal, Kathmandu. This small temple stands in a courtyard beneath a large tree. It has a single, gilt copper roof and is embossed with brass sheets. It contains no idols, only plain stone, revealing the Tantric origin of the shrine. The oldest date connected with the shrine is 1718...
