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Temple, Nepal [The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View looking east, showing a numerous Shiva shrines as well as two of the buildings (sattals) within the complex. The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple is located on the hill directly east across the Bagmati River from the Pashupati Temple and along the pathway leading from the footbridges to the Mrigasth...
[The northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of the northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines. The Pashupati temple is shielded from view by ancillary buildings, many of which have been refurbished or replaced sin...
[A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre of the photograph. The Pashupati complex of temples and ghats is located on the Bagmati River, fiv...
[Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol. Asan Tol is connected to the Kathmandu Darbar Square, 800 metres to the southwest, by the Siddhidas Marg, a moder...
[Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a temple with a building behind. Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/3(3) (albumen print).
Fountains, Nepal [The Naudhara (“nine spouts”).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a building with some fountains on the right. The Naudhara (“nine spouts”) is located in Godawari municipality at the base of Phulchoki, the tallest hill of the Kathmandu Valley. Phulchoki is on the southern rim of the Valley about 18 kilometres south-east of the Kathmandu Darbar Square. G...
[The central and southern Bhashmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of the central and southern Bhasmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking south from the southernmost foot bridge connecting the east and west banks near Pashupati. The white spire of the Vishnu Brahma Maheshvar Temple is seen on the left of the photograph. Nearly every stru...
Sacred river used for bathing [The Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking north and upstream from the stone footbridge connecting the ghat to the Pandra Shivalaya shrines. On the right of the image are the river steps in front of the unseen Pandra Shivalaya. On the left, the large building at the end of th...
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View showing a portion of a torana above a doorway in the lower right and a wooden roof strut carved with Tantric themes. Behind the strut in the upper left of the photograph is a wall painting of a single female figure. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beg...
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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A view showing a torana above each doorway and carved wooden roof struts, all displaying Durga motifs. These and the wall painting of a single dancing male skeletal figure reflect Vatsala’s Tantric role. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beginning from this ...