Tour of Nepal + Varanasi, October 2008
Bhaktapur
We also spent a couple hours in Bhaktapur on the way to Dhulikhel
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Bougainvalia
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Ugrachandra (Durga) with 18 arms
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Lions guard the school gate
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Durbar Square
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Durbar Square looking towards Krishna and Rameshwar Temples
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Durbar Square
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Bell(e) at the Vatsala Durga Temple
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Entrance to Royal Palace, Golden Gate (Sun Dhoka)
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Golden Gate (Sun Dhoka)
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Golden Gate (Sun Dhoka), detail showing the goddess Taleju Bhawani
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Statues and a door
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Carved-wood door
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Naga Pokhari, 17th century water tank surrounded by a snake (naga)
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Naga Pokhari
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Siv resting at Durbar Square
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The Fifty-five window palace
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Nice lion
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Siddhi Lakshmi Temple
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Durbar Square, part 2
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Fasidega Temple, dedicated to Shiva
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Court of the Tadhunchen Bahal, formerly a caravaranserai, a rest house for pilgrims
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Nyatapola Mandir, Nepal's highest, over 30 meters
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Nyatapola Mandir
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Steps leading up Nyatapola Mandir
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Bird market at Taumadhi Tole
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Ducks for sale
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Colorful chicken
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Potters' Square
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Cooking pottery
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Potters' Square
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Potters' Square
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Children in Potters' Square
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Narrow street of Bhaktapur
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Frisbee-playing Italians
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Sheep for sale as sacrificial victims for the festival
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