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