April 9, 2012 @ Patan & Kathmandu, Nepal


Patan is a one of the largest cities in Nepal

Chyasim Deval Krishna Temple

Door with detail carve

Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple

Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple

Shanker Temple

Narsingha Statue

What are they looking at?

General Strike in Kathmandu Valley

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Kind of like a parade

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Most wearing red

More to come

From the window

Drummers

Beautiful sari

Locals observing the protest

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Rastriya Janamorcha anti-federal protests

Beautiful sari

Cotton candy

Statue

Ganesh

Dog meat?

Patan

Stone temple

Bagalamukhi Temple

Kumbheshwor Temple

The sunken basin is usually empty

Fancy entrance

A five-storey pagoda-style temple of Lord Shiva

One of the two five-story pagoda temples of the Valley

Cora & Me

Me, Kitty & Tracy

Kids playing

More temple

Manjushree Temple

Golden Temple

More temple

More statue

Lokaakirti Maha Vihar, Nakabahil

Courtyard of Lokaakirti Maha Vihar

Eyad

More stone temple

Durbar Square of Patan is one of the seven groups of UNESCO World Heritage #121

Krishna Mandir

Durbar Square is the Palace Square of Patan

Me @ Patan Durbar Square

Vishwanath & Bhimsen Mandir

Only Hindu can go into these temple

Golden entrance to the Palace

Manikeshar Chowk

Finally we found a place that is open!

Sizzler chicken

Handicraft @ Patan

Mani Dhara

Stupa

Tourist Information Centre

Alley @ Patan

More temple

More temple

Stupa

Egg delivery

More temple

Tiny entrace

Hello

More temple

Electricity in Nepal is very unstable

More stone temple

Detail carving

Courtyards with small Buddhist stupas

Vishwanath Mandir

Patan Durbar Square

Rich, wooden carvings columns

Wooden carving

Rich carved door

Amazing carving

Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple courtyard

Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple

Amazing carving

Patan Durbar Square

Talejy Bell

Me @ Patan Durbar Square

Yala Layeku Kitchen

Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple

Rich, wooden carvings columns

Rich, wooden carvings window

Manikeshar Chowk

Basantapur Durbar @ Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Basantapur Durbar

Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple & Maju Dega

Entrance @ Kumari-ghar

Courtyard @ Kumari-ghar

Funky door @ Kumari-ghar

Durbar Square of Kathmandu is one of the seven groups of UNESCO World Heritage #121

Kitty & Tracy

Home of *the Kumari* or living goddess, a young girl

Mathew, Cora, Tracy, Kitty, Me & Albert

There are more than a dozen buildings and statues of note in this small area

Shiva Parvati Temple

Bhagwati Temple

More temples after we make a turn

King Pratap Malla*s Column & Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Temple, King Pratap Malla*s Column & Swet Bhairav

Kal Bhairav -- stone image of Bhairav

Vishnu Temple, Indrapur Temple & Chyasin Dega

Hanuman Dhoka Palace

Getting henna on my ankle

Jagannath Temple

This Nepali girl speaks good Mandarin and is a very good sales

Jagannath Temple & Vishnu Temple

Golden main door of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace

Kneeling figure of Hanuman

Nasal Chowk & Pancha Mukhi Hanuman Temple

Statue

Basantapur Durbar

Basantapur Durbar & Tribhuvan Museum

Door @ Nasal Chowk

Coronation Platform

Pancha Mukhi Hanuman Temple

Entrance to Taleju Temple

Sadhu

Mahendreshwor Temple

Stands 36.6m high, resting on a twelve stage plinth

Open only once a year during Dashain

Status in temple

Temple around Kathmandu Durbar Square

Absolutely amazing art piece

Over 10K USD!

Over 10% of Nepal population work overseas


Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk Temple


Patan Durbar Square


Kathmandu Durbar Square