We seemed to switch between Hindu and Buddhist temples with a few hybrids in between. What is also interesting is that many of the Hindu constructs are from a South Indian tradition and not just across the border in North India.
Just because it is a temple doesn't mean there isn't a buck to be made. There are so many vendors, so many different items for sale that it is mind-boggling.
One thing seems to be clear, the stuff for sale was not made in China unlike similar stuff for sale at home.
I don't know the details but the photo is supposed to represent the Buddhist sense of maleness.
There is a corresponding symbol for the female but I don't have a photo.
I told you there were monkeys.
They seem to get along very well with the dogs, which is surprising given that they are after the same food - whatever they can scrounge.
Everywhere you look there are these amazing wooden balconies. They make what you see in Peru seem pretty simple.
After the Monkey Temple we headed for Patan in the south of the city. This is a World Heritage cite and like just about everything we saw, really impressive in its extent.
This photo shows just a small part of a large complex of temples and former royal palaces.
The woodwork is phenomenal and you don't know if the
wood was made to fit the opening created by the brick or the other way round.
I am amazed at how the wood has not been demolished by termites, weather or time.
Yes, it is a World Heritage site but people still need to go about their business.
all over Kathmandu you will find ancient buildings and peoples homes mixed together. Imagine walking in and out of the 21st century several times a day.
This is a photo of a bougainvillea . It made me think of Rodin's “Les Bourgeois de Calais”.
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