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Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Martijn Vonk

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Swayambhunath Mahachaitya - Népal

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खस्ती महाचैत्य, Khasti Maha Chaitya - बौधनाथ #nepal #kathmandu #bauddhanath #buddhism #khasti #mahachaitya #newa #newacivilization #savenepavalley #travel #ghumau_nepal #travelnepal #heritage #worldheritage #himalayan (at Baudha, Nepal)

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Swayambhu Mahachaitya Paubha, Nepal

[whenwelookedoutside]

10/19 (Part II)

After our Everest flight we had a quick breakfast and then took a tour of northern Kathmandu. One of our guides is from a farming village in the mountains, and he brought an organic red delicious apple for us to try. It tasted great! So much better than the bland red delicious that are grown in the U.S.

Temples, temples, temples... We have seen so many temples in the last two months! We first went to Pashupatinath, the Temple of the Lord of the Living. It is an extremely important temple to Hindus. We saw many strange things... Families washing their recently deceased in the holy (but quite polluted) river, public cremation sites, noisy families of macaques (monkeys), holy men (sadhus) with painted faces, and wild cows roaming the walkways. It's really a different world here.

Then we drove to a hilltop to see the "Monkey Temple," a Buddhist temple called Swayambhu Mahachaitya. There we saw even more monkeys! And a great view over the city as well.

We ended at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, which was crowded and crazy. The Dashain festival is still ongoing, and it felt like being in Rockefeller Center at Christmas! There were lines hundreds of people long, waiting to enter special temples and see people who are believed to embody Hindu gods. Unfortunately most of the temples were destroyed in a massive earthquake in 2015, but we saw enough to feel a sense of wonder at this world heritage site. Some of the buildings have been standing for over 1,500 years!

Today we leave the city and head for the Himalayas. We will stop at a few smaller, touristy cities first (Bandipur and Pokhara), and after that we will begin our 7-day trek in the South Annapurna mountains!! Wifi might not be available, so we will be sure to update everyone when we finish the trek.

Namaste 🙏

[himalayanadventuretrekstour]

Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple): Swayambhunath stupa complex that sits atop a high hill overlooking Kathmandu and the entire Kathmandu Valley with Mountain ranges on the north side. Swayambhunath is probably the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. It is another famous tourist destination and the holiest Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims. This temple also called the Monkey temple due to the lots of monkeys and they have their swimming pool. This is a wonderful place to catch your breath and observe the sunset, start to understand the deep importance of Buddhist belief to the people. It consists of a huge white stupa with the all-seeing-eyes, it believes in the love and peace of Lord Buddha, and many small stupas and beautifully carved stone shrines on the top of the hill. If you feel more energetic then you might also like to try some or all of the 350 steps or more that lead all the way from the eastern part from the temple called Bhagwan pau (God Feet)up to your Swayambhunath stupa vantage point. (at Swoyambhu Mahachaitya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDgQTcllEr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Top Six Buddhist Stupas/Mahachaityas in Kathmandu

Top Six Buddhist Stupas/Mahachaityas in Kathmandu

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No Caption (at Swoyambhu Mahachaitya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtZWbCjGJa/?igshid=todkdilanuvl

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Adoration of the Buddha Begging Bowl The great stupa or Mahachaitya at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India Drawing by Henry Hamilton of a carved limestone medallion unearthed at Amaravati in 1817. The Amaravati Stupa was founded in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC and enlarged in the 1st-4th centuries AD under the Satavahana and Ikshvaku patronage and represents one of the greatest architectural achievement of ancient India. In the 19th century a series of excavations took place at the site. In 1880 the Governor of Madras, the Duke of Buckingham, gave the order to J.G. Horsfall to 'clear' the site. In this way the site turned into a large pit with the excavated sculpture arranged around it. The monument now only survives in the collections of the Amaravati sculptures kept in various museums. (via Rare Book Society of India)

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Bavikonda is an important Buddhist heritage site located 15 km, northeast from Visakhapatnam city. The Hinayana school of Buddhism was practised at the monastery between the 3rd century B.C. and the 3rd century A.D. Bavikonda has remains of an entire Buddhist complex, comprising 26 structures. A piece of bone stored in an urn recovered here is believed to belong to the mortal remains of the Buddha. The word Bavikonda in Telugu means "a hill of wells". Fitting its name, Bavikonda is a hill with wells for the collection of rainwater. Excavation carried out from 1982 to 1987 revealed a Buddhist establishment including a mahachaitya embedded with relic caskets, a large vihara complex, numerous votive stupas (shown below), a stone-pillared congregation and rectangular halls and a refectory. #FollowADifferentPath #crookedcompass #dream #explore #discover #wanderlust #bucketlist #travel #traveller #traveler

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#Swayambhu😍 (at Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B62jFlFnPgg/?igshid=1m8t8ym13wqtg

[levoyagedebenjamin]

Swoyembhunath : temple des singes est l’un des plus anciens et le plus saint des sites boudhistes situé sur les hauteurs de Katmandou. . . . . . . . . #swayambhunath #boudhisme #boudhiste #temple #katmandou #voyage #exploretheworld #frenchvoyageurs #nepal #neverstopexploring (à Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vIY7PIJBI/?igshid=ecq99mdkewj5

[amias-samir]

Don't be the man of success ✊ Be the man of value👊 (at Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5scu9VhyFA/?igshid=13xeeu02ionn9

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Chal beta selfie le le re 📸 #swayambhu #temple #kathmanduview #family #sdltraveldiary #lifeisbeautiful (at Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Xkz6aFUn1d9xsDefFX1D74YFfW7vyDOJwcG40/?igshid=ejhvtgz71p7e

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🐵Monkey at Monkey Temple🐒 ( Swayambhunath) Kathmandu #visitnepal2020 #nepaltourism #socialtourism #socialtourismnepal #communityTourismProject #charitytour #charitytrek #sabbatical #explore #nepal #socialwork #placestogoinnepal #lifetimeexperience #beautifulplaces . . #exploreyourdreams 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 . . . #adventure #traveladventure #adventuretravel #travelbloggers (at Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4uwJd9F2X9/?igshid=wz5xwtnhcs16

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Gentes#peoplefromtheworld#nepaliman#mundossoniagivray#nepal#religion#namaste#katmandu#españolaporelmundo#canariaporelmundo#chicharreraporelmundo# (en Swayambhu Mahachaitya स्वयम्भू माहाचैत्य - Syangun स्यङ्गुँ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B353arpBSg1/?igshid=1f0bmamqcnita