| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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The city of Kathmandu is in a valley at 1300m.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Metal shops in the old city.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Hindu woman.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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A typical Kathmandu shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Shop selling lampshades and Tibetan carpets.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Sweta Machhendranath Temple
|
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The Sweta Machhendranath Temple is holy to Buddhists and Hindus.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Sweta Machhendranath Temple
|
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The temple dates from the 17th century and is one of the most important in the city.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Sweta Machhendranath Temple
|
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Detail of the temple interior.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Scarves for sale.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Drying food in a courtyard.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Two Newari girls. The Newaris are the main inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Kathmandu has many wooden balconies.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Carved wooden temple doorway.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Carved window of a family house.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Newari man.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Carved wooden window.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Stone carvings around an ornate wooden door.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Three children.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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The Kumari Mahal was built by a king to house a young girl who is worshipped as a living goddess.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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Wooden balcony in the palace, which dates from 1757.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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Carved column.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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Ornately carved window in the palace.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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Detail of a religious wood carving.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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Postcard sellers.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Kumari Mahal
|
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A carved screen window.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Children on a balcony.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Young girl at a shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Buying chickens in the market.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Two fruit sellers n the market.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Girl on a statue.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Women buying and selling flowers.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Schoolgirls.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Durbar Square is the temple studdied historical centre of old Kathmandu.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Maju Deval dates from 1690 and is a typical Kathmandu pagoda style temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Shiva-Parvati Temple
|
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The 18th century Shiva-Parvati Temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Shiva-Parvati Temple
|
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Guardians at the temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Taleju Temple
|
 |
The Taleju Temple is 35m high and dates from 1564.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Taleju Temple
|
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Matalwork on the temple.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Taleju Temple
|
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The pagoda-like tower.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Small shrine near the Taleju Temple.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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The pagoda style originated in Kathmandu and later spread to East Asia.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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The Krishna Temple is octagonal and dates from 1648.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Kotilingeshwar Mahadev Temple, built in 1500.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Rickshaws in the square.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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One of the many carved wooden doorways.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
 |
A statue of Garuda.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Kala Bhairab is the fearsome aspect of Shiva, carved from a single piece of stone.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Vegetable sellers.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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Narsingha is Vishnu in his incarnation as a man lion killing a demon. It was carved in 1673.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
|
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View of the square.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Jaganath Mandir
|
 |
The Jaganath Mandir is one of the oldest in the square dating from 1563.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Jaganath Mandir
|
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Detail of a wooden carving.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
 |
Basantapur Tower dominates the Royal Palace.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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The entrance to the palace is guarded by Hanuman, the monkey god.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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The palace was built in 1672.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
 |
The palace consists of many buildings set around several courtyards.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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Carved window.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
 |
The Panch Mukhi is a Hanuman temple in the Royal Palace.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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Intricate wooden balconies and windows.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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Carved wooden door jamb.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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View from the Basantapur Tower over the Royal Palace.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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View of Kathmandu and its surrounding hills reaching 2800m.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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View of the end of the city and the nearby countryside.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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View over the old city.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Woman on her roof.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Tibetan women.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Child with makeup.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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Rani Pokhari is a lake constructed in 1667 with a Shiva temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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The entance to the new palace.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
|
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View of the city before a thunder storm.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Bagmati River
|
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Bridge over the Bagmati River.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Bagmati River
|
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Crossing the river on a typical Nepalese wood and rope bridge.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Bagmati River
|
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Settlement on the river.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
District : Bagmati River
|
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Views from the river.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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Kirtipur was once a capital of a kingdom but is now a Newari town.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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Group of Newaris.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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The beautiful Kathmandu Valley.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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An abandoned Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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Farmland.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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The Bagh Bairab Temple is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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Woman with her grand child.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
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House painter.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Daxinkali is a temple dedicated to the goddess, Kali.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Pilgrims queuing to make a sacrifice to Kali.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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The blood of the sacrificed animal (always an uncastrated male) is allowed to flow over the images of Kali.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Terraces in the Kathmandu Valley.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Farm land and a hay stack.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Views from Daxinkali.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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A typical Newari village.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Views from the edge of the Kathmandu Valley.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
|
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Houses and trees among the terraced farmland.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
District : Chobar Gorge
|
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Settlement on the edge of Chobar Gorge.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Daxinkali
District : Chobar Gorge
|
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Chobar Gorge is 14km long.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
|
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Patan is the second largest town in the valley with a Buddhist history going back to 250 BCE.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
|
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The round Krishna Temple built in 1723 in Durbar Square, the centre of Patan.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
|
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The Hari Shankar Temple dates from 1705.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
|
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Jagannarayan Temple is the oldest temple in Durbar Square dating from 1565.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Krishna Mandir
|
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Krishna Mandir dates from 1637 and has strong Indian influence.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
Site / Event : Krishna Mandir
|
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Guardians of the mandir.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
District : Durbar Square
|
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View of the square.
|
1983 |
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