Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Nagi Gompa is located on the north side of Shivpuri hill, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Nagi Gompa is situated on the north side of Shivpuri. The river Bagmati flows east breaking through a ridge that surrounds the valley on the north side at Sundarijal. Water flows out through a gargoyle which is shaped […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Akash Bhairav Temple, Indra Chowk, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Akash Bhairav is a Hindu deity. Considered the “God of the sky”, several large temples in Kathmandu are dedicated to him. The head of the Aakash Bhairav was dug up several hundred years ago in Kathmandu. The head sits in a Hindu […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu The Natural History Museum 3 km west of Kathmandu city. Edit Detail InformationEdit Natural history museum of Nepal is situated on the lap of Swayambhu stupa, a world heritage site in the west hillock of Kathmandu valley. Swayambhu hillock is itself a famous place not only in the context of the culture, […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Jaganath (Krishna) Temple, Kathmandu , Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Jaganath (Krishna) Temple inside there are images of Krishna and two Goddesses, which, according to a Sanskrit inscription, are modelled on the king and his two wives. The temple’s Newari inscription neglects to mention the king’s little act of vanity. The temple is […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Phulchoki is located 20km south-east of Kathmandu. Edit Detail InformationEdit Phulchowki is the major hill station in the Kathmandu valley. The hill is very popular for both bird watching and acclimatization. This site is rich in bird watching and till date approximately 300 species of birds (of 400 species in Kathmandu valley) […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Seto Macchendranath Temple, Kel Tole, Old Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Seto Machhendranath Temple is one of the most important and Ornate temples in Kathmandu, and attracts both Buddhists and Hindus. Buddhists consider Seto (White) Machhendranath to be a form of Avalokiteshvara, while to Hindus he is a rain-bringing incarnation of Shiva. […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Vaisha Dev , Bangemudha Square, Old Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Vaisha Dev (Toothache Tree) it’s an old dental street with still many traditional tooth pullers. Stone god is a small rock with many nailed coin. The belief goes that if you have a toothache, you go there and nail a coin […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu The National Museum, Chhauni Road, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit The National museum located on the way to Swayambunath Hill is very popular among the people of Kathmandu. Along with artifacts, the museum also houses interesting mementos of recent Shah kings. There are many firearms on display which give the visitor an […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Narayanhiti Palace Museum is located in the north-central part of Kathmandu, at the head of Durbar marg. Edit Detail InformationEdit The name, Narayanhiti, is made up of two words ‘Narayan’ and ‘Hiti’. Naryan is the name of an incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu, whose temple is located opposite to the palace. […]
Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Nagarjun Forest Reserve, situated at 7 km away from Kathmandu. Edit Detail InformationEdit Nagarjun Forest Reserve is in northwest Kathmandu, just outside of the ring road. The main entrance to the reserve, Phulbari gate, is about 2km north of Balaju, which is about 5 kms from the center of the city. Nagarjun […]