Sveta Bhairav, an impressive gilt head of Seto Bhairav is installed beside the Degutale Temple in Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square. It donated by Rana Bahadur Shah in 1795 during the ocassion of Indra Jatra Festival. The image still plays an important role in this annual festival when from a conceale...
Nriteswara Temple in Chak Baha in Patan. This small stone sanctum is located in a narrow courtyard surrounded by residential houses. The torana is made up of Kalamakara head arched over the doorway. Guarding the doorway are several pairs of animals. There is also an imp and a skeleton which repr...
Stone statue of Vishnu in the Dwarf incarnation. A scence on the bottom right depicts the Vishnu's Dwarf incarnation showing the decorated sacrificial pot (yupa) readied for the Vedic horse sacrifice.
The 35 m high Taleju temple was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla. Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity, or royal goddess, of the Malla kings in the 14th century.
The 35 m high Taleju temple was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla. Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity, or royal goddess, of the Malla kings in the 14th century.
A Tibetan man looks at the camera at Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley. It can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The do...
The 35 m high Taleju temple was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla. Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity, or royal goddess, of the Malla kings in the 14th century.
Ga bahal in Ga Bahal. This shrine is a two-storey, modern structure built on the location of an old Vihara constructed by a Brahman named Yosodhara. The monastery also contains sculptures of Buddhist divinities, chaityas and mandalas.