Cultural Heritage Tour 2

Bhaktapur, locally known as Khwopa or Bhadgaon is world-renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture and indigenous lifestyle. Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a conglomeration of pagoda and shikhara style temples grouped around a fifty-five window palace of brick and wood. The square is one of the most charming architectural showpieces of the Valley as it highlights the ancient arts of Nepal. The Art Gallery contains ancient paintings belonging to the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of various periods and descriptions. Some of the most famous monuments golden gate, peacock window, 55 windows Palace, Nyatapola temple, Statue of King Bhupatindra Malla, two stone images of Bhairav (the dreadful aspect of Shiva) and Ugrachandi are main attractions.

The Pasupatinath Temple is devoted to Lord Shiva, Pashupatinath is one of the four most vital religious sites in Asia for devotees of Shiva. Built in the fifth century, and later redesigned by Malla rulers, the site itself is said to have existed from the earliest starting point of the thousand years when a Shiva lingam was found here. The biggest temple complex in Nepal, it extends on the two sides of the Bagmati River which is viewed as heavenly by Hindus. It is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrines and one of the subcontinent’s most magnificent Shiva’s sites, the collection of temples

Bouddhanath Stupa, one of the most important pilgrimage site, is located 8 km toward the east of downtown Kathmandu., Boudhanath is a standout amongst the most imposing tourist spots in Kathmandu. The 36-meter-high stupa of Boudhanath is one of the biggest stupas in South Asia. With incalculable religious communities encompassing it, Boudhanath is the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. The atmosphere of the whole place lightens up with zest as a fragrance of incense drifts through the air.