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Bhaktapur, Nepal – Durbar Square and Taumadhi Tole

By Sonyaandtravis @sonyaandtravis

West entrance with two large stone lions built by King Bhupatindra Malla Sonya at Fasidega Temple flanked by elephant guardians at the bottom of the steps and lions and cows above The spire of the Siddhi Lakshmi Temple
One of the pair of two lions at the east entrance to Durbar Square A pair of stone lions at the east entrance with the Siddhi Lakshmi Temple in the background Sonya sitting on the steps of the Siddhi Lakshmi Temple
Siddhi Lakshmi Temple, Lohan Dega or Stone Temple, the steps up to the temple are flanked by male and female attendants Stairs of the Siddhi Lakshmi Temple flanked by camels, man-lions, rhinos and horses Vatsala Durga Temple with a bell on the temple's plinth
Smaller bell on the Vatsala Durga Temple's plinth, popularly known as the barking bell Golden Gate or Sun Dhoka is the entrance to the 55 Window Palace
Goat's head protruding from the mouth of a makara (crocodile demon) at Naga Pokhari King Bhupatindra Malla column, the king sits with folded arms studying the magnificent golden gate to his palace
Stone carvings of the Vatsala Durga Temple Vishnu as Narsingha, the man-lion incarnation Hanuman appears in Tantric form as the four-armed Hanuman-Bhairab
Looking over Durbar Square facing East Brick shikhara style Shiva Temple Nasamana Square, with a Garuda statue without a paired temple
Entrance to the National Art Museum flanked by two stone lions Five story Nyatapola Temple, the highest in the Kathmandu Valley
The road from Taumadhi Tole to Durbar Square The stairway leading up to Nyatapola Temple is flanked by guardian figures at each plinth level Intricately carved wooden windows, a Ganesh is seen above the entrance
Alley to the North of Durbar Square Women threshing grains in the alleys near Durbar Square A small unknown shrine
Entrance to Mahakali Temple with snow lions flanking the entrance Stone Buddha statues with residential buildings in the background Nava Durga Temple a Tantric temple with golden door guarded by metal lions
Wakupati Narayan Temple with metal ribbons providing a path for the gods to descend Sonya with an orange garuda statue A metal lion on the roof a temple holding the Nepalese flag
Dattatreya Temple with entrance guarded by two Malla wrestlers Dattatreya Temple with Garuda topped pillar and entrance guarded by two Malla wrestlers
Triple-roofed Bhairabnath Temple (also known as the Kasi Vishwanath or Akash Bhairab View of Taumadhi Tole from Nyatapola Temple 15th-century peacock window, reputed to be the finest carved window in the Kathmandu valley