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English: Southwest of Asan Tole at the junction known as Kel Tole, this temple attracts both Buddhists and Hindus – Buddhists consider Seto (White) Machhendranath to be a form of Avalokiteshvara, while to Hindus he is a rain-bringing incarnation of Shiva. The temple's white-faced god is taken out during the Seto Machhendranath festival in March/April each year and paraded around the city in a chariot. The temple’s age is not known but it was restored during the 17th century.
The arched entrance to the temple is marked by a small Buddha figure on a high stone pillar in front of two metal lions. In the courtyard there are lots of small shrines, chaitya (small stupas) and statues, including a mysteriously European-looking female figure surrounded by candles who faces the temple. It may well have been an import from Europe that has simply been accepted into the pantheon of gods. Facing the other way, just in front of the temple, are two graceful bronze figures of the Taras seated atop pillars. Buy some grain to feed the pigeons and boost your karma. Inside the temple you can see the white-faced image of the god covered in flowers. You can follow the interior path that circles the central building. In the courtyard you may see men standing around holding what looks like a bizarre string instrument. This tool is used to separate and fluff up the downlike cotton padding that is sold in bulk nearby. The string is plucked with a twang by a wooden double-headed implement that looks like a cross between a dumb-bell and a rolling pin. As you leave the temple, to the left you’ll see the small, triple-roofed Lunchun Lunbun Ajima , a Tantric temple that’s red-tiled around the lower level and has some erotic carvings at the base of the struts at the back. Just to the north of the temple on the side street known as Bhedasingh is a collection of shops selling topi (cloth hats) and the Nepali traditional dress known as a daura suruwal (a long shirt over tapered drainpipe trousers), including adorable miniature versions for children [lonelyplanet.com] |
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Source | Seto Macchendranath Temple |
Author | Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia |
Camera location | 27° 42′ 24.16″ N, 85° 18′ 37.09″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 27.706711; 85.310302 |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Jorge Lascar at https://flickr.com/photos/8721758@N06/17827151291 (archive). It was reviewed on 2 February 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Date and time of data generation | 21:02, 16 April 2014 |
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Latitude | 27° 42′ 24.16″ N |
Longitude | 85° 18′ 37.09″ E |
Altitude | 1,288 meters above sea level |
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File change date and time | 21:02, 16 April 2014 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 21:02, 16 April 2014 |
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GPS time (atomic clock) | 11:02 |
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Geodetic survey data used | WGS84 |
GPS date | 16 April 2014 |
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