Famous Temple of Goddess Durga to visit on the second day of Navaratri (Dashain Festival) Shaktism Temple, partially damaged 2015 by earthquake. Two Roof Temple (Pagoda Style) of the Goddess Bhagavati, an aspect of Durga. Shobha means brilliance, schöne Göttin (germ.).
Constr. 1644 / renov. 1959 / damaged 2015
Foto by Sarose in http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarosejoshi/5107066671/in/photostream/
Foto by F. Nunnemann in 2012 A.D.
Doorway with Torana
Doorway with Torana
Doorway with Torana
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Foto by Manish Dangol in http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cultural_heritage_monuments_in_Kathmandu_District
Foto by F. Nunnemann in 2012 A.D.
Foto by Laura Amazzone in http://www.sutrajournal.com/the-asta-matrikas-mandalic-mothers-of-bhaktapur-nepal-part-1
Foto by Manish Dangol in http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cultural_heritage_monuments_in_Kathmandu_District
Amendra Pokharel e.a., The Eight Goddesses : Most Worshiped During Dasain, the Great Hindu Festival, Features Issue 83, Jul 2010, http://ecs.com.np/features/the-eight-goddesses-most-worshiped-during-dasain-the-greatest-hindu-festival
Raju Nepal, Nepal - Each Place a Holy Place, 1st ed., Lalitpur 2012
Amendra Pokharel a.o., The Eight Goddesses: Most Worshiped During Dasain, the Greatest Hindu Festival, http://www.ecs.com.np/feature_detail.php?f_id=117
Spacesnepal, Shaktism Temples in Kathmandu Valley, https://spacesnepalblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/about-the-project-shaktism-temples-in-kathmandu-valley/