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City Sight Seeing in Nepal ! |
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KATHMANDU CITY
Tour begins at the historic
seat of Royalty. Known as the Hanuman Dhoka.
This Durbar [palace] square named after Human
mythical monkey – god is surrounded by old
temples known for their erotic carvings in their
wooden struts and windows like the following:
Basantpur Durbar also known as Nautale Durbar
[or Nine storeyed palace] built by king Prithvi
Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal.
Temple of Kumari means Nepal’s Virgin Goddesses.
The temple itself is a richly carved Pagoda-
style building and a piece of beauty.
Kasthmandap to have been built in 1059 AD from
the timber of a single tree, this is another
pagoda-styled architectural showpiece from which
the name of Kathmandu has been derived. |
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Other ‘musts’ in the Durbar Square area include
architectural masterpiece like the Taleju Bhawani
Temple, Shiva Parbati temple and the Makhan
Pashupatinath, besides the awesome sculpture in granite,
the colossal Kal Bhairav and Pratap Malla’s black stone
tablet containing inscription in 13 languages.
Swayambhunath from Hanuman Dhoka we move on to a milock
which rises about 2000 feet above the valley –level land
is famous for its 2000 year old stupa of Swayambhunath
surrounded by various other temples and small chaityas.
This also provides a breath taking bird’s eye view of
Nepal’s capital valley with high snow capped mountains
like the Ganesh Himal forming a beautiful backdrop.
Pashupatinath is Nepal’s most famous religious site on
the banks of the holy Bagmati River. |
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| Guhyeshweri an their
ancient and holy site just a kilometer away from the
Pashupatinath and forms a complimentary to it because it
is dedicated to goddess Parvati consort of Lord Shiva
known also as Pashupati. Baudanath stupa known also as
the khasti chaitya and nick named the "temple of dew
drops"; this is believed to one of the most massive
Buddhist stupas in the whole of Asia. |
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| Another attraction here is
the carpet weaving industry mostly operated manually by
the Tibetan community there by giving you an impression
that you are in a "mini" Tibet if not already Tibet. The
temple of Dakshinkali is situated about 18 km. South of
Kathmandu city and is an important place of Hindu
pilgrimage, but those who cannot stomach the grisly
sight of bloody animal sacrifices which is routine
there, can choose a more peaceful retreat like
Budanilkantha, about 10 km. north of city to see the
mammoth blue granite statue of the reclining Vishnu. On
your return, a visit to the Balaju water garden with its
22 old stone water-faucets, a swimming pool and a
fishpond will help refresh oneself. |
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PATAN CITY
Situated about 5 km east of
Kathmandu. Patan is one of the three oldest cities of
the Kathmandu valley. Even the Indian emperor Ashoka is
said to have built four stupas here in third century BC,
which can still be seen today. Metal craft center that
reveal Nepal’s past and present glory can also be easily
visited in this city of arts and crafts. Other landmarks
worth visiting include. One of Patan’s main attraction
is the place square situated of the center of the city.
It is full of ancient temples and
shrines with exquisite carvings, such as the Krishna
temple, Bhimsen temple, Hiranyavarna mahavihar [also
known as golden temple], Mahaboudha, Minnath,
Machhendranath, Khembheshwar etc. Nearby we visit the
Tibetan refugees handicraft center, also known as
"Nepal’s little Tibet". |
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BHAKTAPUR & CHANGU NARAYAN
Its about 14 km east of Kathmandu city, Bhadgaon or
Bhaktapur, founded in the ninth century, means "The city
of Devotees", and is renowned for its ancient pottery
and traditional weaving industries besides exquisite
temple architecture, as in the case of Kathmandu and
Patan. Major sight seeing will include: The place square
is the main square of the city and contains in number
able temple and other architectural show pieces such as
the Lion Gate, the golden Gate, the Place of fifty five
windows, the big bell of the barking dog’s etc. besides
Nepal’s well known treasure house of ancient and
medieval paintings, the picture Gallery. |
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Nyatapola Temple a five storied
pagoda style temple, the tallest in the city, was built
in 1708 AD and well known for its massive structure and
subtle workmanship including an array of huge sculptures
representing hefty wrestlers, elephants, lions and
griffins. Another 15th cent8ury temple believed to have
been built from views of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna,
Fishtail, Manaslu and others. The beauty of the valley
is out of the timber of a signal tree. 20 minute drive
up hill takes us to the most ancient pagoda style temple
in Nepal is known as Chug Narayan, richly decorated with
artistic engravings and beautiful statues. On the way
back a visit to the ancient town of Thimi will be very
rewarding. |
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| NAGARKOT (Sun rise
and Sun set) It is 32 km
from Kathmandu it is provide to you a very beautiful,
charming, breathtaking, armchair panorama of the high
Himalaya including Mt Everest, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal,
Langtang, Choba Bamare, Gauri Sankar and Other. It is
very popular for viewing of sunrise and sunset. |
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POKHARA CITY
Pokhara is 200km from Kathmandu. This is one of the very
nice and beautiful palace of Nepal .It is also a one of
the tourist place. In here you can enjoy with nieces now
copped panoramic enhanced by its lovely lakes like Rupa
Phewa and Begnas which reflect the mountain Vistas in
the all their grandeur also the nice waterfall and
temples. |
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