As I'm sure we're all ready to move on to another city, I'll combine the last two temples on our Patan visit. The honeycombed shape one is Mahabuddha, a 17th century temple built entirely of terrracotta tiles, each with a Buddha image. The temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 1934, but then put together like a giant jigsaw puzzle from the ruins. It didn't exactly match up, so they built a smaller version of the temple nearby with the leftover pieces. The other two photos are of the Machendranath Mandir, an elaborate wooden temple that houses a statue that is worshipped by just about every religious group in Nepal, although none of them agree as to which god they're actually worshipping.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
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Machendranath Mandir,
Nepal,
Patan
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