VALLEY OF TEMPLES

CITY OF TEMPLES

Kathmandu is also known as the city of temples. The valley consists of more than 250 temples with a majority of Hindu and Buddhist build in pagoda style. Among them, seven are listed in the world heritage sites by UNESCO. The Kathmandu valley is well recognized throughout the world by its iconic and remarkable view of temples. Every temple has its own importance and made to worship for a specific god or goddess.

My Visit to Temples.

I had visited all the seven world heritage sites and many other temples in the Kathmandu valley. In this blog, I am going to some world heritage sites I have visited.

1. Pashupatinath Temple

The Pashupatinath is well known as the temple of God Shiva. It is located on the bank of the Bagmati river. River Bagmati is considered as a holy river so many people visit there to bath in that river and there is a belief that after taking bath in the river all the bad deeds of people will get washed out.

I visited Pashupatinath Temple on the occasion of  Shivaratri. Shivaratri is a day when we worship God Shiva. It was a nice visit to the temple. I came to know about different things about Lord Shiva.

There were 100s of Shiva Lingam and people were worshiping it by pouring Milk. In my opinion, it was a waste of milk but its a culture of ours.

2.Patan Durbar Square

Patan Durbar Square is not located really in the Kathmandu city but its located in heart of Lalitpur and its inside Kathmandu valley. It is well known as the durbar of late Malla Kings. It is surrounded by many other temples. It holds importance for Newaris as well as Buddhist people. The whole durbar is made in the square format. It is the good engineering of late Malla kings. The main attractions of this durbar square are:

~Patan Museum 

~Golden Temple

~Mahabouddha Temple

~Krishna Temple

3. Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is situated in Bhaktapur, the eastern part of Kathmandu Valley. This historical temple signifies the traditional Nepali arts and culture. It is well known as 55 windows Palace (Pachpanna Jhyaley Durbar, in Nepali). By its name, we get to know that it consists of 55 windows. The main attractions of this durbar square are:

~55 windows palace

~Golden gate

~Nyaptol Temple

4. Swoyambhunath Temple

It is the sacred temple or stupa of Buddhist. It is located inside the ring road of Kathmandu city. It's among the most important Buddhist stupa. It is one of the most popular stupas among Nepalese and Tibetan. It is crowded mainly on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Buddha. It is a sign of peace.

Lord Buddha, Light of Asia✌️