Vaisha Dev

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 […]

Narayanhiti Palace Museum

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. […]

Nagarjun Forest Reserve

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 […]

Degu Taleju Temple

Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Degu Taleju Temple, Siddhidas Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Taleju temple which is the huge and tallest building, located behind the wall of the Kathmandu Durbar square is open only once a day in a year during Dashain festival. This huge temple is dedicated to the Taleju Bhawani is the tutelary […]

Sankhu

Nepal /Kathmandu /Sankhu Sankhu Village, situated between Kathmandu and Lhasa, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sankhu place is also known as the Eighty Siddhas as there are four of five caves where the siddhas of India are said to have stayed. One of the caves is also said to have been the practice cave of […]

Kashthamandap

Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Kashthamandap, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit The place which gave Kathmandu its name, the Kashthamandap temple is perhaps the oldest surviving structure in Kathmandu. Although there have been alterations over the centuries, the central image in the temple is of Saint Gorakhnath, who watches over the Shah Dynasty. A small […]

Pranamaya Yoga Boudha

Nepal /Kathmandu /Boudha Pranamaya Yoga Boudha, it is 4 minutes walk distance from the main Boudha Stupa Gate, Kathmandu, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Pranamaya Yoga is a breath of fresh air in the pollution, traffic and general chaos that is found in Kathmandu. There are two studios located at opposite ends of the city. One […]

Changu Narayan

Nepal /Kathmandu /Changunarayan Changu Narayan Temple, situated at 6km from Bhaktapur and 22km from Kathmandu. Edit Detail InformationEdit Changu Narayan Temple, is one of the oldest Hindu temples of the valley, and is believed to have been constructed in the 4th century. Changu Narayan is the name of Vishnu, and the Temple is dedicated to […]

Swayambhunath Temple

Nepal /Kathmandu /Swayambhunath Swayambhunath Temple, situated at 7.7 km away from Kathmandu. Edit Detail InformationEdit Swayambhunath Temple or The Monkey Temple as its famously referred to is one of the oldest religious sites in Nepal. Typically considered Buddhist, the temple is revered by people of all faiths. A golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill, […]

Welcome To My Yard

Nepal /Kathmandu /Kathmandu Welcome To My Yard, Milan Galli, Ward 7, Gaurighat, Kathmandu 1111, Nepal. Edit Detail InformationEdit My Yard began in 2005 in Nepal after a photography project with a group of ex-child labour children and a group of Kathmandu’s street children who took incredible photos of their lives using just disposable cameras. We all […]