Shrestha House, a UNESCO-sponsored restoration of a traditional house in Patan |
Shrestha House recently opened as the Newa Chen guest house, Patan |
Sand painting, Shrestha House, Patan |
Shrestha House, Patan (Lalitpur) |
Shrestha House, Newa Chen, a traditional Newari house turned into a boutique guesthouse, Patan |
One of the standard 1st floor rooms at the Newa Chen Guesthouse, Patan |
One of the standard rooms at the Newa Chen Guesthouse, Patan |
One of the standard rooms at the Newa Chen Guesthouse, Patan |
Shrestha House, Newa Chen, second floor living areas, Patan |
Shrestha House, Newa Chen, second floor living areas, Patan |
Shrestha House, a short walk from Patan's Durbar Square |
Flower draped temple image, Patan |
Carved wooden temple roof beam, Patan |
Carved wooden rtemple oof beam, Patan |
Temple between Shrestha House and Patan's Durbar Square |
Garland covered Garuda near the guesthouse |
Traditional Art & Handicraft shop, Patan |
Thanka painting, Patan |
Thanka painting, Patan |
Singing bowls, Patan |
Nepali handicrafts - puppet |
North end of Durbar Square, Patan |
Lalitpur Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Durbar Square, Patan |
Patan Durbar Square Handicrafts |
Northeast corner of Dubar Square, Patan |
Small stupa, Durbar Square, Patan |
Manga Hiti, public water source with three stone carved makara, Durbar Square, Patan |
Bhimsen Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Lion pillar, Bhimsen Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Mounted elephants, Vishwanath (Shiva) Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Vishwanath Temple & Garuda, Durbar Square, Patan |
Garuda, Durbar Square, Patan |
Garuda, Durbar Square, Patan |
Boy with lion statue in front of Krishna Mandir, Patan |
Nepali boy playing with an old bicycle tire, Durbar Square, Patan |
Life before the age of video games, Patan |
Krisha Mandir, Vishwanath Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krisha Mandir, 1627, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krisha Mandir, Durbar Square, Patan |
Durbar Square, Patan |
Narsingha Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Vishnu Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
King Yoganarendra Malla's column, Durbar Square, Patan |
King Yoganarendra Malla's column, Durbar Square, Patan |
King Yoganarendra Malla's column, Durbar Square, Patan |
Durbar Square, Patan |
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Kathmandu School of Law gathering signatures, Durbar Square, Patan |
Wall mural painted on the Royal Palace (Mul Chowk) Patan |
Lion in front of the Royal Palace, Patan |
Lion in front entrance to Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
Narsingha disemboweling a demon, Sundari Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
UNESCO World Heritage Site - Patan Durbar Square |
Durbar Square admission 200 rupees |
Lions in front of the Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval), Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval), 1723, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval), 1723, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval), Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval), with the other temples of Patan's Durbar Square |
Durbar Square, Patan |
Hari Shankar Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
View of Patan's Durbar Square from Taleju Restaurant rooftop terrace |
Taleju Temple, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
Degutalle Temple and Taleju Bhawani, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
Degutalle Temple and Taleju Bhawani, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
Degutalle Temple with the Himalaya, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
Temple rooftops, Durbar Square, Patan |
View of Patan's Durbar Square from Taleju Restaurant rooftop terrace |
Colorfully dressed visitors to Durbar Square, Patan |
Durbar Square, Patan |
Narsingha, Sundari Chowk, Durbar Square, Patan |
Doorway to Mul Chowk, the Royal Palace central courtyard |
Nepal license plate |
Main road leading north from Durbar Square, Patan |
Lion statue, Patan |
Kumbeshwar Temple, 1392, Patan |
Kumbeshwar Temple, 1392, Patan |
Mahankal Wood Carving Center, Patan |
Mahankal Wood Carving Center, Patan |
Kumbeshwar Technical School, Patan |
Wooden masks, Patan |
Kutumba, Nepali folk instrument |
Naga Bahal courtyard, Patan |
Adarsha Saral Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Worshippers lighting candles, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Dragon and prayer wheel, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Monkey with jackfruit, Golden Temple, Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Elephant, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Monkey with flower garland and prayer wheels, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Griffin, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Sakyamuni, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Sakyamuni, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Monastery of the Golden Temple, upper level |
Looking into the main courtyard, Sakyamuni, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Sakyamuni, Golden Temple (Kwa Bahal) Patan |
Hari Shankar Temple, 1704 (left) and Taleju Temple, 1640, part of the Royal Palace |
Taleju Bell, 1736, Durbar Square, Patan |
Taleju Temple, Taleje Bell, Degutalle Temple, Royal Palace, Patan |
Hari Shankar Temple, Taleju Temple, Taleju Bell, Degutalle Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
An old building in Patan in need of restoration |
A freshly restored traditional Newari house in Patan |
Traditional house, Patan |
Bhimsen Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
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Bhimsen Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Handicraft market near Bhimsen Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Elephant in front of Vishwanath Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Mandir, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Mandir and Jagannarayan Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Mandir, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Mandir, Vishwanath Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
Jagannarayan Temple, 1565, Durbar Square, Patan |
Durbar Square, Patan |
Nepali boys hanging out at Durbar Square, Patan |
Hari Shankar Temple, 1704, Durbar Square, Patan |
Hari Shankar Temple, 1704, Durbar Square, Patan |
Taleju Bell and Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval) Durbar Square, Patan |
Taleju Bell, Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Mandir, Durbar Square, Patan |
Taleju Bell and Hari Shankar Temple, Durbar Square, Patan |
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Southwest corner of Durbar Square, Patan |
Ornate wooden door, Patan |
Even away from Durbar Square, Patan is full of little temples |
The area south of Durbar Square is full of craft shops, mostly metalworking, Patan |
Brassware shop, Jaugal district, Patan |
Metal working shop south of Durbar Square, Patan |
Garuda, around 5500 rupees ($85) but too heavy |
Spice shop, Patan |
Temple south of Durbar Square |
Durbar Square, Patan |
Krishna Temple (Chyasim Deval) Patan |
Painting of the view from the south side of Durbar Square looking north |
View similar to the painting, Durbar Square, Patan |
District south of Durbar Square, Patan |
Thapahiti Handicraft Center, Patan (Lalitpur), thapahiti@wlink.com.np |
Thapahiti Handicraft Center, Patan |
Thapahiti Handicraft Center, Patan |
Patan is full of bronze, brass and copper shops |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Interesting door handles, Patan |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Mahabouddha Temple, Temple of a Thousand Buddhas, Patak |
Mahabouddha Temple, Temple of a Thousand Buddhas, Patak |
Mahabouddha Temple, Temple of a Thousand Buddhas, Patak |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Mangal Bazar, Patan (Lalitpur) |
Shikhara-style stone temple, Mangal Bazar, SE of Durbar Square, Patan |
Mangal Bazar, SE of Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) |
Mangal Bazar, SE of Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) |
Metalware shop, Patan |
Stone lion, Patan |
Posters for Bollywood film, Om Shanti Om, Patan |
Posters for Bollywood film, Om Shanti Om, Patan |
Carved roof beam, Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
River goddess Ganga, Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
River goddess Jamuna on a makura (mythical crocodile), Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
River goddess Jamuna, Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Torana over the door to Degutalle Temple, Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Degutalle Temple (right), Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Small gilded Bidya Temple, Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Mul Chowk, Royal Palace, Patan |
Krishna Mandir and Vishwanath Temple, Durbar Square, patan |
The pair of lions in front of Krishna Mandir, Durbar Square, Patan |