Thursday, January 27, 2011

lalitpur Durbar Square


Lalitpur durbar square is remarkable for cultural and ancient crafts, drawings and handicrafts in Nepal. The stupas, Rato MachhindraNath and other various temples built from the period of Asoka to period of malla dynasty are still adding the aesthetical beauty to this city.  The twenty-one spires of Krishna mandir are completely made of stone .Besides, its, the windows of elephant bones had the statue of yog Narendra malla, Taleju temple, stones tape and ponds etc. are the artistic works of lalitpur durbar square. It is situated in the heart of the patan city and is full of ancient palaces, temples are shrine. This durbar square consists of three main chauks or courtyard -the central mulchauk sundry chauk and keshav Narayan chauk. The sundari chauk holds in its centre. This three durbar are divided into various chauk. Among these chauk, mool chauk, malti chauk and nasal chauk are famous. These Taleju temples exit in mool chauk the mool chauk of Bhaktapur is more attractive among the mool chauk of these three cities. There is Narsingh temple in Nasal chauk, and navdurga temple in Mohan chauk.The sundhara is built in one of these chauk of all this durbars. For example there is sundhara in Manmohan chauk of hanuman dhoka.


                         



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