Bhaktapur

Photographs of Bhaktapur, Nepal

Diyas
Small clay oil lamps drying in a public square
Peacock Window
Carved wooden peacock, Pujari Math
Ugrachandi
Many-armed Durga figure on a temple
Nyatapola Temple
View across Taumadhi Tole towards the Nyatapola Temple
Jayamel
The wrestler Jayamel defends the stairway to the Nyatapola Temple
Blue parasol
Young woman crossing Taumadhi Tole
Temple roof
Detail of the roof of the Bhairabnath Temple
Nyatapola stairs
Stairs leading up to the sanctum of the Nyatapola Temple
Marionettes
Marionettes representing goddesses
Bhaktapur nandi
Nandi in Durbar Square
Vatsala Durga Temple
Eastern end of Durbar Square
Temple spire
Spire of the Vatsala Durga Temple
Durbar Square
View east across Durbar Square

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