Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Ashok Binayak/ Maru Ganesh The Ashok Binayak temple is relatively small in size but it has tremendous religious and cultural significance. It is a part of Hindu tradition to start any religious ceremony with the pooja of the …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Layeku Bahi The three storeyed shrine of the Kwapa-dya of Layku Bahi houses a large stone icon of Aksobhya facing east. The entrance has two stone lions and a metal arch for oil lamps. The torana (or tympanum) …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Pratap Dhoj Golden images of Pratap Malla and his family decorate the column top of the PratapDhoj temple. This column was built by Pratap Malla in the seventeenth century. Columns of this sort have been …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Degu Taleju The Degu Taleju is an awkward temple perched on the rooftop of the Hanuman Dhoka palace. The temple has been built on the second storey and is accessible only from inside the palace. The temple was …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Kot Square The north-western corner of the Durbar Square ends in Kot Square. This is the place where Junga Bahadur Rana executed the infamous massacre of 1846. The carnage marked the beginning of 104 years of …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Joshi Aangan Chhen The Joshi Aangan Chhe is an exclusive sanctum belonging to the Joshi family. The Joshis are Hindu Newar families and traditionally, their assigned occupation was that of astrologers. The 17th century …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Taleju Temple Taleju, the largest temple of the Durbar Square, was built by Mahendra Malla in the sixteenth century. The shrine of Taleju is the most exquisite of all the temples in the square and for a reason. …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Shikhamu Bahaa Beside the temple abode of Kumari, there is a large yellow gate that shelters the Kumari’s chariot. A few steps ahead, keeping the yellow gate to the left, there is a low wooden door barely four feet …
