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EAP838/1/7/3/3
- Record Id:
- 041-003939851
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-003939783
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123291474.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP838/1/7/3/3
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Bijeshwori monastery is located outside of Kathmandu on the banks of the Vishnumati in a secluded place. Although its basically follows the pattern of a Buddhist monastery, it has, in addition to the Buddha image, a three-storey temple which houses a mystic goddess of Tantric origin named Bidyadhari. The temple has beautifully carved figure struts. There are many seventeenth to nineteenth century sculptures in the courtyard.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- The Photographic Collection from DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003938116
036-003939783
040-003939848
041-003939851 - Is part of:
- EAP838/1 : Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
EAP838/1/7 : Acetate Negatives (120 mm)
EAP838/1/7/3 : Landscape and Temples
EAP838/1/7/3/3 : Bijeshwori monastery is located outside of Kathmandu on the banks of the Vishnumati in a secluded place. Although… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003938116[0007]/036-003939783[0003]/040-003939848[0003]/041-003939851
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP838/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Tiff image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP838-1-7-3-3⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1972
- End Date:
- 1973
- Date Range:
- 1972-1973
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only.
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Art
Buddhism
Human settlements
Mysticism
Sculpture - Places:
- Kathmandu, Nepal
