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PATAN |
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This
historical city of Patan is separated from Kathmandu by
the holy river that flows through Pashupatinath, Bagmati
and is the second largest town in the valley. It is
sometimes referred to as Lalitpur, which means "city of
Beauty". Patan has a long Buddhist history and the four
corners of the city are marked |
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by stupas said
to have been erected by the great Buddhist emperor Ashoka.
Patan's Durbar Square is well packed with temples giving an
architectural feast with a far greater concentration of
temples per square meter.
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BUNGAMATI
Bungamati is one of the most picturesque and classic
Newari towns which falls in the Lalitpur district. It is
an ideal place for mountain biking. Most houses here are
old and made of mud bricks and people living in this
ancient town are mostly farmers. Although lot of people
there are professionally woodcarvers too.
Bungamati is the birthplace of Rato Machhendranath,
regarded by Newari people as the patron of the valley
and the large shikhara-style temple in the centre of the
village square is his home for six months of the year.
Rest of the year he lives in Patan. The chowk around
this temple is one of the most beautiful in the valley
where one can see the heart of functioning Newari town. |
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