II. Heritages and Architecture

 

II.a Heritages: Bothe Talsa – Ancient Padlocks – Antike Vorhängeschlösser

II.b Architecture

II.c. The Palpa Triptychon

 

II.a Heritages: Bothe Talsa – Ancient Padlocks – Antike Vorhängeschlösser

Nepal, Patan, Natole/Mangal Bazar: Talsa at the Padhmodaya Mahavidar

Nepal, Patan, Natole/Mangal Bazar: Talsa at the Padhmodaya Mahavidar

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhou: Talsa at one of the niches of the great stupa

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhou: Talsa at one of the niches of the great stupa

Nepal,Changu Narayan: A Talsa, the traditional lock mainly used at temples. This one at der Westside of the main temple (2/2); see also photos L1060184 and L1060191)

Nepal,Changu Narayan: A Talsa, the traditional lock mainly used at temples. This one at der Westside of the main temple (2/2); see also photos L1060184 and L1060191)

Nepal, Changu Narayan: A Talsa, the traditional lock mainly used at temples. This one at der Westside of the main temple (1/2); see also photos L1060185 and L1060191)

Nepal, Changu Narayan: A Talsa, the traditional lock mainly used at temples. This one at der Westside of the main temple (1/2); see also photos L1060185 and L1060191)

Nepal, Changu Narayan Temple: Door covered with brass and two Talsa (here the center one) at the westside opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple at the Narayan-Temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Changu Narayan Temple: Door covered with brass and two Talsa (here the center one) at the westside opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple at the Narayan-Temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Bhaktapur District: Changu Narayan Temple; Door covered with brass and two Talsa (here the bottom one) at the westside opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple at the Narayan-Temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Bhaktapur District: Changu Narayan Temple; Door covered with brass and two Talsa (here the bottom one) at the westside opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple at the Narayan-Temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Bhaktapur District: Changu Narayan Temple; Door covered with brass and two Talsa at the western side of the Narayan-Temple, opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Bhaktapur District: Changu Narayan Temple; Door covered with brass and two Talsa at the western side of the Narayan-Temple, opposite the Vishnu-Garuda temple, see also photos L1040511 to L1040 517

Nepal, Lalitpur, Patan, Durbar Square: A "Talcha" at Mul chowk, a yard inside the Durbar palace

Nepal, Lalitpur, Patan, Durbar Square: A „Talcha“ at Mul chowk, a yard inside the Durbar palace

Nepal, Tansen: Detail of the "golden" gate of the Bhagawati-Mandir. Built in the 19th century for remembering the victorious battle near Butwal against the British and Indian troops. Three other temples, dedicated to Shiva, Ganesh and Saraswati (Goddes of education), can be found on this compound

Nepal, Tansen: Detail of the „golden“ gate of the Bhagawati-Mandir. Built in the 19th century for remembering the victorious battle near Butwal against the British and Indian troops. Three other temples, dedicated to Shiva, Ganesh and Saraswati (Goddes of education), can be found on this compound

 

II.b Architecture

Nepal, Bhaktapur: Traditional Newari house with posters of the insurgent Maoist

Nepal, Janakpur: Evening at Janaki-temple

Nepal, Bhouda: View on the Stupa from the first inner circle towards southwest

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhunath: Pratapura Shikhara at the north-western corner of the complex and the Tara shrine of the stupa

Nepal, Kathmandu, Swayambhou: A monkey on the great stupa

Nepal, Bhaktapur: Changu Narayan Temple; Der 2-geschossige Changu Narayan Tempel (Vishnu), im 17.Jdh. nach Brandrestauriert, gegründet im 5.Jdh. Im Vordergrund die beiden knieenden Garuda-Wächter, angebl. aus dem 5.Jhd.

Nepal, Bouddhanath: The big stupa in a fullmoon night

 

II.c. The Palpa Triptychon


Nepal, Palpa District: Detail of a traditional Magar clay house in a village


Nepal, Palpa District: Detail of a traditional clay house in a village

Nepal, Palpa District: Detail of a traditional clay house in a village with the traditional handdriven stone rice mill