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Budhanikantha Sleeping Vishnu, Kirtipur Bagh Bhairav Temple, Chobar Gorge, Jal Binayak Temple

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 1 Hindu Priests Perform Ceremony At Budhanikantha Sleeping Vishnu Statue Hindu priests perform a ceremony around 9am at Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu), 15km north from Thamel in Kathmandu. The 5m long great stone figure of the Hindu god Vishnu reclines on the coils of the cosmic serpent Ananta, lying in a 13m long tank.

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 1 Hindu Priests Perform Ceremony At Budhanikantha Sleeping Vishnu Statue

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 2 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up The 5m long image Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) was created in the 7th or 8th century from one monolithic piece of stone and is the most impressive, if not the most important, Vishnu shrine in Nepal.

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 2 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 3 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) lies peacefully on the coils of the multi-headed snake Ananta. The snake’s 11 hooded heads rise protectively around Narayan’s head. Vishnu’s four hands hold the four symbols of Vishnu: chakra disk(representing the mind), a conch shell (the four elements), a mace (primeval knowledge), and a lotus seed (the moving universe).

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 3 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 4 Pilgrims Near Sleeping Vishnu Statue Hindu pilgrims line up to watch the Hindu priests perform a ceremony around 9am at Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu).

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 4 Pilgrims Near Sleeping Vishnu Statue

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 5 Pilgrims Making Offerings At Sleeping Vishnu The Hindu pilgrims are allowed to enter Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) after the priests are finished and make offering and touch Vishnu’s feet.

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 5 Pilgrims Making Offerings At Sleeping Vishnu

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 6 Other Statues Next To Sleeping Vishnu The Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) complex is a hub of activity around 9am each morning as pilgrims rings bells, and prepare offerings for Vishnu.

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 6 Other Statues Next To Sleeping Vishnu

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 01 Kiritpur On Hill And Srikirti Vihara The small town of Kirtipur is on two hills with a saddle between them, 5km southwest of Kathmandu. Srikirti Vihara, a Thai Buddhist temple, is visible on the edge of the village.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 01 Kiritpur On Hill And Srikirti Vihara

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 02 Srikirti Vihara Thai Buddhist Temple At the southern end of Kirtupur is Srikirti Vihara, a Thai Buddhist temple built in 1989 and immaculately maintained by the resident monks. The main temple contains a golden Buddha statue. To the left of the main temple is a small four-door gallery depicts four major stages in Buddha’s life: his birth in Lumbini, his enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, his first sermon at Sarnath, and his death in Kushinagar.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 02 Srikirti Vihara Thai Buddhist Temple

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 03 Pond In Village Square, Former Royal Palace, Small Temple A walking tour through the winding streets of Kirtipur near Kathmandu offers a stroll into the past. Cobble stones, charming brick houses, carved wood windows, and inhabitants in homespun attire. The central Kirtipur square across from the entrance to the Bagh Bhairav Temple was the former royal residence, and has a pond with brackish green water and a small temple.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 03 Pond In Village Square, Former Royal Palace, Small Temple

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 04 Bagh Bhairav Temple Full View On the saddle between the two Kirtipur hills south of Kathmandu is the three-storied Bagh Bhairav Temple, built between 1099 and 1126. The temple is dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer (Bhairav) in the form of a tiger (bahg). The temple is covered with swords and shields that belong to the troop of Kirtipur, who were defeated by the army of King Prithvi Narayan Shah.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 04 Bagh Bhairav Temple Full View

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 05 Bagh Bhairav Temple Pilgrims At Entrance A pilgrim makes offerings at the entrance to the Bagh Bhairav Temple in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 05 Bagh Bhairav Temple Pilgrims At Entrance

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 06 Bagh Bhairav Temple Pilgrim And Statues Left Of Entrance A pilgrim makes offerings to the left of the entrance to the Bagh Bhairav Temple in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 06 Bagh Bhairav Temple Pilgrim And Statues Left Of Entrance

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 07 Bagh Bhairav Temple Kirtimata, Mother of Kirtipur, Giving Birth An interesting 4C sculpture of Kirtimata, mother of Kirtipur depicted on her back giving birth to a still unidentified creature, is to the right of the Bagh Bhairava Temple in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 07 Bagh Bhairav Temple Kirtimata, Mother of Kirtipur, Giving Birth

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 08 Bagh Bhairav Temple Statue Under Umbrella,Shiva Lingam Near the entrance to the Bagh Bhairav Temple courtyard in Kirtipur near Kathmandu is a fertility shrine under a tin umbrella. To the right is a Shiva lingam.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 08 Bagh Bhairav Temple Statue Under Umbrella,Shiva Lingam

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 09 Bagh Bhairav Temple Four Sets Of Sculptures There are many interesting sculptures scattered around Bagh Bhairav Temple courtyard in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 09 Bagh Bhairav Temple Four Sets Of Sculptures

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 10 School Children Visiting Bagh Bhairav Temple Some school children ran around the Bagh Bhairav Temple courtyard in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 10 School Children Visiting Bagh Bhairav Temple

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 11 Kathmandu Valley From Kirtipur There is a very good view of Kathmandu from the Bagh Bhairav Temple courtyard in Kirtipur near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 2 Kirtipur 11 Kathmandu Valley From Kirtipur

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 01 Fields On Walk From Kirtipur To Chobar Gorge The walk from Kirtipur to Chobar Gorge near Kathmandu is very pleasant, passing beautiful fields.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 01 Fields On Walk From Kirtipur To Chobar Gorge

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 02 Bridge Over Chobar Gorge, Bagmati River And Jal Binayak Temple The Bagmati River flows through the Chobar Gorge under a bridge and past the Jal Binayak Temple near Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 02 Bridge Over Chobar Gorge, Bagmati River And Jal Binayak Temple

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 03 Charlotte On Bridge Over Chobar Gorge 1991 Charlotte Ryan poses on the narrow suspension bridge built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1903 spanning the Chobar Gorge.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 03 Charlotte On Bridge Over Chobar Gorge 1991

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 03 Chobar Gorge From Bridge Legend has it that Manjushri drained the Kathmandu Valley with one legendary swing of his sword, the blow carving out the plunging cliffs of Chobar Gorge. The Bagmati River flows through the Chobar Gorge 6km south from Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 03 Chobar Gorge From Bridge

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 04 Jal Binayak Temple Ganesh Rock Down by the Bagmati River, just south of the Chobar Gorge, is the Jal Binayak Temple (1602), one of the Valley’s most important Ganesh shrines. The main Ganesh image is actually just a huge rock.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 04 Jal Binayak Temple Ganesh Rock

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 05 Jal Binayak Temple Erotic Images On Roof Struts The carvings on the roof struts of the Jal Binayak Temple at Chobar Gorge near Kathmandu depict complicated, erotic positions.

Kathmandu Valley 3 Chobar Gorge 05 Jal Binayak Temple Erotic Images On Roof Struts


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