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Kathmandu Valley during Dasain

70 images Created 12 Mar 2013

I went to Nepal in late 2001, during the Dasain holiday, and did NOT go on a trek. Instead I hung around Kathmandu with my camera, seeing the UNESCO-designated heritage sites including Bhaktapur, Patan, Changu Narayan, and the Bhodnath stupa. The interweaving of Buddhist and Hindu elements is fascinating.

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  • General view of the stupa, with its surrounding iron fence and border of prayer wheels. Strings of prayer flags hang from the stupa's cupola.
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  • A passerby tosses a handful of marigold petals onto a statue of Garuda, already splashed with vermilion and petals.  Dasain, Kathmandu..
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  • View from the stupa's dome down on the walkway surrounding it, where an orange-robed monk paces in meditation.  Streamers of prayer flags line the roadway below.
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  • Dome and peak of the Bodhnath stupa, Kathmandu, surrounded with prayer flags for the Dasain holiday.
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  • Outside the Lion Gate in Durbar Square, stone statue of a ferocious lion; behind it and to the left, a stone carving of Ugrachandi, the god Shiva's consort in her fearful manifestation.  Man passes right on a bicyle; two Nepali women walk by on the left.
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  • Bhaktapur, World Heritage city, statue of Shiva with trident; basalt; at the base of the Datatreya Temple, built by King Yaksha Malla, 1428.  Frontal view of the squatting figure, holding a club..
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  • Bhaktapur, Durbar Sq, Nyatapola temple, steps & statuary, built 1708.  Looking up the stairs; statue of Shiva in the foreground..
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  • Outside the Lion Gate in Durbar Square, stone statue of a ferocious lion; behind it and to the left, a stone carving of Ugrachandi, the god Shiva's consort in her fearful manifestation.  Two women tourists examine the latter closely, one pointing to a feature; young Nepal man in red pants lounges against the lion statue as though waiting for them.
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  • Old Newari carved wooden residence still occupied; laundry and bedding hang in its colonnade..
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  • Bhaktapur, World Heritage city, Shiva statue, head & shoulders, trident behind.  The face is daubed with red paint in celebration of Dasain..
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  • Old Newari carved wooden residence still occupied; laundry and bedding hang in its colonnade..
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  • Bhaktapur, Nyatapola temple, steps & statuary, built 1708.  Looking up the stairs; statue of Shiva in the foreground, at the bottom of the stairway.
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  • Patan, Kumbheshwar temple to Shiva, built 1392.  During Dasain, annual October religious festival, worshippers line up to enter, lighting tapers outside.
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  • Bhaktapur, World Heritage city, Golden Gate (actually brass), built 1785 as entrance to royal palace.  Group of 8-12 men and women cluster around the gate to enter the palace within..
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  • Langtang Himal range seen through distant mist and foreground trees at The Farm House, a small guest house at Nagarkot, Nepal, on the eastern side of the Kathmandu Valley.
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  • Kathmandu, Swayambhunath Stupa, monkey temple festooned with prayer flags for Dasain festival.  Multiple strings of multi-colored flags weave a thick fabric against the sky.
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  • Flute seller playing one of his flutes, a parasol of many flutes above his head.  Durban Square in Bhaktapur during Dasain holiday, 2001..
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  • Changu Narayan temple precinct; a World Heritage site, Kathmandu valley.  Closeup of locked temple door; woman and child passersby..
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  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade and entrance gate, frontal view.  Two guardian lion sculptures, one on either side of the approach. Figure on the right has female breasts painted a vivid orange. Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara: A Buddhist temple known locally as Golden Temple, located in the Durbar Square monument zone of the Kathmandu Valley.
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  • Kathmandu, Durbar Square, temples under restoration; supports; corrugated tin walls..
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  • Carved roof struts of a temple in Patan near Durbar Square.  Close up of two multi-armed deities under the eaves.
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  • Hindu shrine in a Kathmandu street; seated Nepali man wearing a Dhaka Topi (traditional hat) contemplates red-painted niche in nearby wall.  He is a solitary and contemplative figure against the shrine background of freshly painted red brick..
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  • Changu Narayan temple precinct; a World Heritage site, Kathmandu valley.  Dedicated to Vishnu Narayan, Creator of Life.  Statue of Garuda, Vishnu's winged vehicle, dated 5th-6th century, the oldest known sculpture in Nepal..Changu Narayan temple precinct; a World Heritage site, Kathmandu valley.  Dedicated to Vishnu Narayan, Creator of Life.  Statue of Garuda, Vishnu's winged vehicle, dated 5th-6th century, the oldest known sculpture in Nepal.
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  • Young people lounging on the stepped platform of a Hindu temple in Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  • Four boys, about 10 to 15 years old, play a board game on a Kathmandu street.  One gestures triumphantly while the other three watch.  A teenage girl sits watching.
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  • Hindu shrine newly built in Kathmandu street.  Woman in red sari emerges after making an offering to the deity within. Building rubble piled in front, not having been removed.  A second shrine of similar type can be seen down the street  Both are very small; a home for the figure of the deity inside.
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  • Front of the Golden temple in its courtyard. with Hindu life symbol in its small pavilion in the foreground..
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  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Fright statue on exterior corner of temple walls, with holiday red paint and gold marigold petals..
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  • Patan, Kathmandu, Durbar Square, general view in the late afternoon, approaching dusk..
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  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade of temple in courtyard; monks' dorms beyond; statue of god seated on elephant faces the facade; rattle symbol on steps of entrance...Temple also called Hiranya Karna Mahabinar, the Kwa Bahal, or the Suvarna Mahavihara, is a unique Buddhist monastery..Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade of temple in courtyard; monks' dorms beyond; statue of god seated on elephant faces the facade; rattle symbol on steps of entrance...
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  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Inside main entrance, a sign saying "I love you" dangles from the eaves..Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Inside main entrance, a a small paper kite dangles from the eaves.  It is inscribed : "I love you"
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  • Hindu shrine newly built in Kathmandu street.  Woman in red sari emerges after making an offering to the deity within. Building rubble piled in front, not having been removed.  A second shrine of similar type can be seen down the street  Both are very small; a home for the figure of the deity inside.
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  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade of temple in courtyard; monks' dorms beyond; statue of god seated on elephant faces the facade; rattle symbol on steps of entrance...Temple also called Hiranya Karna Mahabinar, the Kwa Bahal, or the Suvarna Mahavihara, is a unique Buddhist monastery..Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade of temple in courtyard; monks' dorms beyond; statue of god seated on elephant faces the facade; rattle symbol on steps of entrance...
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  • Changu Narayan temple precinct; a World Heritage site, Kathmandu valley.  Temple dedicated to Chakra Narayan, traditionally built in 5th century and so the oldest temple in Kathmandu valley. Scattering of tourists study the structure.  The area is crowded with statuary and other sacred structures as well as living quarters of the caretakers.
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  • Nyatapola Temple approach stairway and statues, looking up from the bottom.  View underneath the five pagoda roofs shows some of the carved wooden struts underneath them.  A few tourists just partly visible behind the elephant statue on its pedestal.
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  • View across Durbar Square toward the countryside beyond from the upper platform of the Nyatapola Temple.  The square is empty except for a scattering of a dozen or so people walking about.
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  • Frontal view of Nyatapola temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal.  Viewpoint looking up its steep staircase.  Built in 1708.   Seated statue of Shiva in the foreground.  All five levels of its pagoda-like roof are visible against the sky.
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  • Kathmandu, Bodhnath Stupa, surrounded with prayer flags for Dasain festival.  View of Kathmandu city from the roof of the stupa.
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  • Kathmandu, Bodhnath Stupa, surrounded with prayer flags for Dasain festival.  View of Kathmandu city fomr the roof of the stupa. In the foreground, three young men seated in relaxed attitudes.
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  • Woman working a pile of rice (unhulled) in the street in Kathmandu, a Dasain tradition.
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  • Detail of carved wooden roof struts, each with a multi-armed Hindu deity and small erotic panels. Nerwari style sculpture.
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  • Interior of the restored Newari house upstairs from the restaurant.
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  • Toddler girl plays on a recumbent bronze figure of a Buddha while her father tends a sidewalk shrine nearby.
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  • Toddler on a platform with his hand on a large bronze bell smiles at his father below.
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  • Crowds of Nepalis lined up to pass through the temple known asTaleju in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, during the Dasain holiday when an annual ceremony occurs, the only time the temple is open -- to Hindus only.
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  • Bicycle rickshaw in Kathmandu colorfully decorated.  Rickshaw wallah waits in the passenger seat.  Seen from behind, the following is painted on the back of the rickshaw: "We Use It For Good Environment"
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  • Detail of three levels of temple roof with carved struts and wooden screens.  Hindu temple in Kathmandu with typical Newari carved ornamentation.
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  • Young man in rolled up trousers washes his face in an ancient fountain, Kathmandu, Drubar Square.  A cake of soap, towel, and his shirt, can be seen on the ledge above.
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  • Nepali woman in a sari, baby tied to her back, makes an offering at an 18th century temple in Kathmandu, while a British young woman nearby studies the Newari wood carving of its colonnade and roof struts.
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  • Detail of carved wooden roof struts, each with a multi-armed Hindu deity and small erotic panels.
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  • Two saddhus seated on a temple platform in Kathmandu Durbar Square.  One shows off hair down to the ground in front of him.
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  • Dasain, tha annual Nepalese festival, like Christmas in being both a religious event and a family time, when everything is decorated with marigolds and vermillion.  Blessings are imparted and gifts are exchanged. Here a reader, a meditator, worshippers, and a couple talking occupy a temple platform in Patan, Kathmandu...
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  • Close up view of the facade of a small Hindu shrine in a Patan town square.  Statue of the deity dimly visible inside, covered with marigold petals for the Dasain festival.  Niche shrine in the wall on each side of the entrance.  Carved stone imitating Newari wood style, with brick infill.
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  • Facade of a house in Patan, crumbling but still lived in.  Stone deities in front of its terrace.  Wood balcony balustrade above.  Piles of rice neatly patterned on the pavement in front of the house.
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  • Dancer wearing white gown with ceramic mask, plus colorful leis, necklaces, and headdress, dances in the street before an audience of Nepalis.
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  • View over tiered roofs in Patan; Newari carved wood struts visible on nearest temple.
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  • Detail of guardian lion, with orange-painted breasts, beside gate to the Golden Temple in Patan.  The face grins cheerfully
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  • Tiered roofs of the Patan temple Jagannarayan Mandir, with a figure of King Yoganarandra Malla on the top of a column in front of it.  Temple dated late 16th century.  The king ruled ca. 1685-1706.
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  • Scenic view across hilly farmland to the Lantang Himal, from the resort town of Nagarkot in the  eastern Kathmandu valley.
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  • Detail of carved wooden ornamented windows and screens in Newari style on the exterior of the royal palace, Kathmandu, Durbar Square.
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  • Detail of carved wooden ornament on the exterior of the royal palace, Kathmandu, Durbar Square.
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  • Frontal view of Nayatapola temple in Bhaktapur, looking up its steep staircase.  Built in 1708.   Seated statue of Shiva in the foreground.  All five levels of its pagoda-like roof are visible against the sky.
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  • Tiered roofs of the Patan temple Jagannarayan Mandir, with a figure of King Yoganarandra Malla on the top of a column in front of it.  Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO Monument Zone in the Kathmandu Valley. Temple dated late 16th century.  The king ruled ca. 1685-1706.
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  • Entrance to the temple precinct of Vishnu at Changu Narayan in the Kathmandu Valley.  A temple has been on the site since the 5th century.  Changu Narayan is one of the Monument Zones designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
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  • Bhaktapur main square from the top of the Nayatapola Temple.  Visitors dot the pavement, one beginning to climb the temple stairs. Mountain landscape beyond to the south of the square.  High noon, direct sunlight.
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  • General view of Bhaktapur, one of the seven Monument Zones in the Kathmandu Valley designated by UNESCO, repaired and restored.  Vendor of sweets in the foreground with his cart; visitors and tourists dotted about the pavement; Nayatapola temple across the square.
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