Maha Bu Baha in Mahaboudha, Kathmandu. The principal monument is a stupa of brick and stucco, set on a square stone base with two steps. Around the drum are shrines for the four Buddhas for the four cardinal points. The inscriptions tell of repairs to the Mahabuddha image in 1742 and 1857, and t...
A 17th century stone statue of Mahakala, the Great Black One, in Kilagal tole is framed by drying dung patties. The Mahakala sounds his fearful drums as he astrides a corpse, choping his meal of human flesh.