Swayambhu

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Looking for chariya dance poses in buildings to understand the connection between dance and architecture. Swayambhu is an ancient Buddhist complex, in the north-west of Kathmandu, including 320 chaityas and 275 statues. It's one of the seven world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. The Mangal Bahudvara Chaitya, newly restored…
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Nagbahal, Patan

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Daily life in a courtyard filled with Newar traditional architecture, in the heart of Patan: chaitiyas (places of Buddhist worship and prayer), and a beautiful hiti (stone spout) and phalcha (a rest place for travellers and for religious rituals, e.g. dapha songs). Phalcha with a nag (snake) Entrance to the…
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