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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/427
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Scope & Content:: Chandra Binayak Temple in Chabahil. This two-storey brass-roofed temple houses one of the four most prominent Ganesh shrines in the Valley. The temple has a golden tympanum showing Ganesh and struts which show the Ashtabhairabs and Astamatrikas. The earliest inscription dates to 1650.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/436
Title:
Scope & Content:: This large sikhara style temple, in the centre of the town square of Bungamati, houses the shrine of Bungadyo, also recognized as Rato Macchendranath, Avalokitesvara, Karunamaya or Bungamati Lokesvara. Bungadyo, the God of Rain, is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus regard him as an...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/442
Title:
Scope & Content:: Brahmayani Mandir in Brahmayani Ghat, Bhaktapur. This small brick temple is built on a stone base. The proch surrounding the sanctum is supported by wooden pillars. The entrance has a tympanum carved with a Kalamakara. In the courtyard are images of Ganesh and Saraswati, Shivalinga and arest hou...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/443
Title:
Scope & Content:: Brahmayani Mandir in Brahmayani Ghat, Bhaktapur. This small brick temple is built on a stone base. The proch surrounding the sanctum is supported by wooden pillars. The entrance has a tympanum carved with a Kalamakara. In the courtyard are images of Ganesh and Saraswati, Shivalinga and arest hou...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/457
Title:
Scope & Content:: Tachupal Tole in Bhakapur is flanked by a series of ornate brick-and-timber buildings that were originally used as math (Hindu priests’ houses). The Pujari Math (on the right), which now serves as the Woodcarving Museum. The building was damage in the 2015 earthquake. Its most famous feature is ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/462
Title:
Scope & Content:: Mahankali Duo Chhen in Yachhen tol in Bhaktapur. This structure is an agam house, a religious building connected with one or more divinities. It is use not only exclusively for worship but for other purposes connected with the divinity.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/490
Title:
Scope & Content:: Tachupal Tole in Bhakapur is flanked by a series of ornate brick-and-timber buildings that were originally used as math (Hindu priests’ houses). The Pujari Math (on the right), which now serves as the Woodcarving Museum. The building was damage in the 2015 earthquake. Its most famous feature is ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

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