17th Jun, 2019
Old Kathmandu Walking Day Tour
Kathmandu is the Capital City of Nepal which is located in the middle of the Hilly region of Nepal has covered with beautiful green hill and looks like bowl face. Carrying over two thousand years old history and its countless spiritual sign and symbol has been made more holistic and artistic city in the world. The interesting thing in Kathmandu is old spiritual shrines and its unique carving on the wall and wood depicting the ancient legendary, History and contemporary rituals of the society. Nepal has maintained the uniqueness in geographic, climate, ritual and values from any angle we can find very distinct manner. Touring in the Old Kathmandu walking Day Tour is the best way to conquer the Kathmandu.There are so many interesting touring places in Kathmandu like:- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan three different Royal Palace, Shyanbhunath and Bauddhanath Buddhist Stupa and Pashupati and Chagunayaran Temple are more highlighted touring places where people can go by car but, besides these places in Kathmandu there is a lot of hidden screed and fact behind Oldest Kathmandu Walking Tour. Without visiting Oldest Kathmandu, you will know nothing about the fact of Nepal. Anybody and anytime people can do oldest Kathmandu walking tour without using transport and almost any ages of people can do this tour through local bustling market, sacred sign and symbol with Kathmandu Darbar Squre. These are important touring places in this tour:-
Table of Contents
- Chhetrapati Chowk (ancient cultural shelter)
- Katheshyambu Stupa (replica of Shyambhu Stupa)
- Bangemuda (old Hindu shrine with public space
- Asan Bazar (oldest bustling market of Kathmandu)
- White Machendranath Temple) God of rain and agriculture)
- Indra Chowk with Bhairab Temple (very crowed market)
- Kathmandu Durbar Squre
- Freak streets and Bhimsen Temple
- Naradevi Temple ( Tantric Goddess of Hindu)
- Shyambhunath Stupa ( Buddhist Stupa)
- Bijeshwori Temple ( Tantric Goddess)
- Shovabhagabati Temple
- Indrani Temple
Chhetrapati Chowk
Chhetrapati Chowk is one of the oldest junction with famous religious and social round safe shelter where as traveler and pilgrims used to spend night and cooking self but now it is not existing any more this traditional system. It is located South-West of Thamel and gate way to Monkey Temple and Kathmandu Durbar Square from Thamel and the six streets merge at The Chhetrapati Chowk coming from Asan, Thamel, Sorrakhutte, Dhobichour,Dhalko and Basantapur. There are also unmanageable of electric wire roundabout ancient shelter in the center of the junction. It is one of the crowed place in the oldest area of Kathmandu.
Katheshyambhu Stupa
Kaathe swyambhu Stupa (Shree Gha Chaitya) is also call (Kashi Swayambhu). It is the 3nd biggest Buddhist Temple in Kathmandu valley which is located 500 m South of Thamel. It was built in 1552 AD. during Malla Period and known as replica of Shyambhunath Stupa ( monkey temple) This Stupa has surrounded by three different Tibetan, Traditional Newari and Bajra Monastery, Buddhist Bhihar, handicraft shops, public school and so many spiritual sign and symbol with beautiful stone carving on the Chorten. There are pink rob Nuns living in the Newari Monastery and everyday morning and evening they do praying with chanting and music, likewise in Tibetan Monastery there are Red Rob Monks who follow Tibetan Buddhism and keep praying with music morning and evening. It is very nice and cool with enjoying wonderful spiritual sign and symbol. If pilgrimage can’t visit Swaymbhunath Stupa then can be equally benefited visiting in this Stupa. People saying that it was biuelt after left over meterals of Swayambhunath Stupa.
Bangemuda
Bangemuda is the another popular places in oldest part of Kathmandu where you can see 1400 years old Shiva Temple, Sarashowati Temple, Bishnu Temple and other various spiritual sign and symbol around this areas. Around there are some public areas where many potters and local people selling some handicraft, vegetable, fruit and sunbathing . Also you can see the shrine God of Teeth nailing coin and offering cotten to get ride from teeth problem. There are lots of dental shops around Bangemuda so if people has teeth problem then They visit first dental clinic, if they don’t get well then again they go to this shrine belived that their teeth will get well after visiting to the dental deity.
Asan Bazar
Asan Bazar is the oldest marketplace of Kathmandu where you can have real test of Nepal after visiting in this place. This is the most well-known cermonial cultural focal point of Kathmandu Valley as well. It is politically and economically strategic location of Nepal from ancient time because it was central trade route between India and Tibet. Even now this Asan Bazaar is equally popular for sale and buy necessary local product from all over the Nepal. where, people bring their product sale and buy their necessary things because there are various things sale and buy Like: vegetable, fruit, food, ritual things, every thing can be available that is why this market is more popular. There are two different Temple Ganesh God of success and Goddess Annapurna, Goddess of food. It is the major streets charity festival of Indra Jatra and there is also merge six streets from Indrachowk, Ratna Park Jamal Mahabauddha, Thamel and Bangemuda.Everyday morning and evening you can enjoy spiritual activities according to local ritual and rites.So it is one of the most viverant place of Kathmandu.
White Machhendranath Temple
The White Machhendranath Temple is also known as Janabahal locally. It located between Asan and Indra Chowk at Keltole. This is a beautiful Pagoda style Temple shrounded by lots of tiny Stupa and Temple, decorated with lot of Hindu and Buddhist sign and symbol. This Temple is worship by both Hindu and Buddhist, trusting as part of Shiva in Hindu and Buddhist say White Tara ( she has 108 menifestation Avakokeshora daity of compassion. female energy known as in Himalayan Buddhism and locally known as diety of raining and agriculture. There are a lot of legendary, myth, sign and symbol which makes very interesting and confusing fun and fact about this Temple. People believe that if people visit there and to avoid bad luck and bring good luck as well. There are quit famous chariot festival of Seto Machendranath at this Janabahal, mostly local Newari Buddhist visit there with festing and perform the their ritual.
Indra Chowk
Indra Chowk is a most busiest and bustling marketplace of Kathmandu.Indra is a God o Heaven according to Hindu Mythology. It is associat with rain,storn light, wind sky etc. There is six different ways come to join in this Indra Chowk and right side of the junction there is the famous AkashbiranTemple is god of Sky and light of stairs. dedicated for rain and food and in the left corner there are famous Beads shops and Hindu marriage ceremony, this Neck less is very important so everybody needs in the marriage ceremony to perform The ceremony, without this beads the marriage is never complete . To create religious contemporary King Brought in this bustling.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square has very important role in political, historical, cultural and religious aspect of Nepal. Most of political and historical decision had done from this palace during Malla and Shaha Dynasty. Along with they have been given the high value for their culture, religion and very beautiful art & architecture as a result we can study and enjoy of its beautiful aspect in this moment. This Durbar has been devied in to two parts ,outside the palace and inside the palace. There are museum, nine different country yard very beautiful building, Temple decorated with amazing wood carving related with cultural and religious aspect of ancient life. Likewise,There are Lot of Temple, spiritual sign and symbol outside the Palace. Living Goddess Kumari, Kal Bhairab, Kasthamandup, Talaj Temple and Jagarnath Temple are very interesting in the place which reflected the factual history and cultural aspect of Nepal.
Freak Street
During 1970 so many western hippies used to come to Nepal and they like to stay South of Kathmandu Durbar Square because there are normal street with local restaurants and bar where they could get drugs, liqueurs freely in cheap price then so many hippies pour down this area and they popularised this streets Freak Streets in American style but after 1990 the Nepal government made a law using drugs and liquor the the touristic market moved to Thamel and the Freak Street become normal street with local market and with some old fession restaurant and bar are running by locals.
Naradevi
Nara Devi Temple: is on the busy street between Chhetrapati and Durbar Square which is one of the semi-human form of Kali, also known as white Kali and consort of Shiva. Across the road there is a small platform where every 12 years proforma her dance to make her happy and empower her to protect from disaster and Local believed that she protect people from 1934 and 2015 earthquake .This is very beautiful Pagoda style Temple decorated with beautiful carving on wood and metal.
Shyambhunath Stupa
Shyambhunath Stupa is Located 3 km West of Thamel, open the scenic hill with green forest and thousand of monkeys are living there. The architecture of Shyambhunath is maintaining the prime glories of Kathmandu valley which representing the all technic of all dynasty and culture. The entire structure of the Stupa and Chorten are very symbolic and vast. This Stupa has white dome from surface and circulating player wheel and statues of five Dhyani Buddha, five different quality of Buddha and their consort Tara (Buddha shakti- femal energy). Above the Dome there are symbol looks like question mark is call all seeing Buddha’s important eyes. and above eyes there are 13 stage of nirvana. Likewise there are many artistic sign and symbol besides the main Stupa as well: Harati Temple (goddess of small pox ,Himdu Goddess), Partappur and kabindrapur Shikhar style Temple and many more small Stupa and stone and bronchi carving are very interesting. Morning and evening is the best to explore the spiritual activities and view of surrounding and mountain as well.
Bijeshori Temple
Bijeshwori Temple is located West bank of Bishnumati river and on the way to Shyambhunath Stupa which is dedicated to Vajrayana Buddhist Deity. It is desined with Nepari Pagods style with full of beautiful sign and symbol depicting about both Hindu and Buddhist Tantra and Mantra. This Temple is more important Vijrayana Buddhist of Tibet and they also call her Goddess of energy Tara and Hindu call Guyashwori the counterpart of Shiva this is why there are harmonious beauty between two different sect Hindu and Buddhist. Both Hindu and Buddhist go for praying to bring the good luck and clean their sin. There are so many carving on wall and Chaitya at the country yard of the Temple.
Shovabhagabati Temple
Shovabhagati Temple is located west bank of Bishnumati River near by Bijeshwori which is dedicated to Kali and one of the most famous Shakti Peeth in Kathmandu. During Dasian festival ,Thousand of pilgrims homage her to positive energy to get happiness, brotherhood and success in life we pray for 9 different goddess in different time and work to get ride from different problem.
Indrani Temple
Indrani Temple is located East bank of Bishumati river at Dhalko bridge, which is surrounded by cremation Ghats and other related sacred shrines. It is Pagoda style Newari Temple which is dedicated to tantric Goddess Durga goddess of positive energy. if you are lucky you can see dead body cremated with following their ritual. Then your walking tour ends in Chhetrapati.
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