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...
Tachhe Baha in Asan. There is a metal door and torana. The protecting balcony on the second storey is carved and supported by carved struts. There are a few sculptures of the various Lokeswaras and Prajyanparamita shrine. The inscriptions date the donation of hte finial in 1640, some land and a ...
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...
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...
