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Hanuman Ghat

TIME : 2016/2/17 15:40:25

This impressive collection of chaitya, Shiva statues, Shaivite shrines and lingam in the southeast of town includes what could well be the two largest Shiva lingam in Nepal. The site was damaged in the 2015 quake, but most structures are still standing. Through the archway is another splendid collection of statues beside the stinking confluence of rivers at Hanuman Ghat. Note the exquisitely carved images of Ganesh, Sakyamuni, Ram and Sita, Hanuman and Vishnu/Narayan, reclining on a bed of snakes. Hindu yogis often come here to meditate.