Nepal is well known all over the world for its religious and cultural sites.Various religious along with accompanying cultures such as Shaivism,Buddhism,Vaishnavism,etc have been co-existing here for centuries.Stones temple and modern sculptures of great artistic value flourished during the medieval period.Vihars with numerous temples, gods and goddess are constructed in the cities.
Our temples were usually constructed in the pagodas style and raised over terraces of storeys with 2,3 or even more layers of roofs finally crowned with a pinnacle(gajur). Jaisi Dewal of kathmandu and Nyatapole temple of Bhaktapur are notable examples of such styles.There are hundreds of Buddhist vihars in kathmandu ,Lalitpur,Bhaktapur and other old cities with artistic Buddha images and Mahayana dieties.
Our temples were usually constructed in the pagodas style and raised over terraces of storeys with 2,3 or even more layers of roofs finally crowned with a pinnacle(gajur). Jaisi Dewal of kathmandu and Nyatapole temple of Bhaktapur are notable examples of such styles.There are hundreds of Buddhist vihars in kathmandu ,Lalitpur,Bhaktapur and other old cities with artistic Buddha images and Mahayana dieties.
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