We also visited this completely neglected temple, Jagat Narayan, on the outskirts of town. It's a riot of sculptures of various Hindu gods, usually in animal form, surrounded by long forsaken brick buildings. I shouldn't say totally forsaken, since it appears that some families are living there. When we arrived, the temple grounds seemed to have been divided into cooking, washing and sleeping spaces, but there was a mad dash to grab all the belongings and run into a neighboring building, where they watched us from windows until we were gone. Not sure what that was all about, but being spied on added to the general creepiness of the abandoned temple.

Adjacent to the temple was an ancient public bath, similar to that in Durbar Square and those found in every town in Nepal.