Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
The three-tiered Kakeshwar temple dedicated to Vishnu was originally built in 1681 and rebuilt after the 1934 earthquake. Thetop part of the temple collasped in the 2015 earthquake. In the background is Taleju temple elevated on platforms.
Nyatapola Temple is a 5-story pagoda located in Bhaktapur. The temple was erected by King Bhupatindra Malla during a 5-month period from late 1701 into 1702. It is the temple of Siddha Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity. The strength of each of the guardian statues in fro...
