Heritage of Bhaktapur

Yetachapari; the long inn of Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Yetachapari is a long inn/resthouse that one can encounter in the south of the Bhaktapur Durbar Square. Nowadays, people prefer to call it Lamopati...

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Tadhuchhen Bahal

Tadhuchhen Bahal or Ta: dhi chhen is more familiar as Chaturvarna Mahavihar. The bahal is also termed Bahal, Baha, or Vihar (Mahavihar) in the...

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Wakupati Narayan Temple, Bhaktapur

Wakupati Narayan Temple is a two-story pagoda temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, enclosed within a stone-paved courtyard. It is located at Suryamadhi, Bhaktapur. A...

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Annapurna ; the red temple of Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Right behind the temple of Shiddi Laxmi, often called Lohan Dega, there is one unusual temple. Most of you might have noticed it, a...

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Nigoo pukhu(Dui pokhari);literally means the 2 ponds

Duipokhari or the Nigoo pukhu, which literally means the two ponds is now one of the popular middles of Madhyapur thimi. People go and...

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Lokeshwor Temple (Hiranyavarna Mahavihar)

Lokeshwor temple of the Madhyapur thimi is one of the most sacred temples of Nepal. However, it is also designated as the main Vihar...

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Brass and Bronze museum of Bhaktapur, Nepal

The museum next to the woodcarving museum also used to be a Matha or Math. (Math over here is not the mathematics term but...

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Wood carving museum of Bhaktapur, Nepal

Wood carving museum of Bhaktapur Wood carving museum, you can find this well-garnished architecture on the left side of the Dattatraya temple. At once,...

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Sundhara; the golden conduit of Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Sundhara; the golden conduit of Bhaktapur Durbar Square Must be in amazement, estimating that where the ordeal Sundhara is in Bhaktapur?Outlines of ContentsSundhara; the...

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Salan Ganesh Temple and the pond

Within the sphere of Dattatreya Square, there are three more temples that hold both cultural and religious paramount. Among them,  the Salan Ganesh Temple...

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The existence of Laxmi Narayan temple in Dattatraya Square

There are so many Narayan temples within the Bhaktapur Nagar. So that people often get confused about the names of the temples. However, the...

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Bhimsen temple of Bhaktapur: the temple of trade master

There are still several temples and heritage sites in Bhaktapur which has no evidence of their existence. Yet, they are standing in front of...

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Til Madhav Narayan Temple; one hidden temple that exist in front of Nyatapola

Apart from researchers, it would be amazing if anyone in this generation is aware of the Til Madhav Narayan Temple.Outlines of ContentsTil Madhav NarayanTil...

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Kileshwor Mahadev Temple; A Shiva temple on the premises of Changu

This tiny and two-storeyed temple on the premises of the Changu courtyard is called Kileshwor Mahadev Temple. People often call this temple the temple...

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Chinna Masta Temple; a temple dedicated to the Goddess Kali

The Chinna Masta temple is completely dedicated to Chinna Masta Devi. The Changu’s inhabitants honour her as a local manifestation of Goddess Kali. She...

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