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   Pashupatinath Temple

   Pashupatinath Temple is a revered Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a manifestation of Shiva.

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   Boudhanath

   Boudha Stupa (Nepali: बौद्ध; Newari: खास्ति चैत्य), Boudhanath Stupa (Standard Tibetan: བྱ་རུང་ཁ་ཤོར།, Wylie: bya rung ka shor), also known as Khasti Chaitya or Khāsa Chaitya, is a stupa and major spiritual landmark seen…

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   Dharahara

   Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha, is a 72-metre-tall tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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   Swayambhunath

   Swayambhunath (Devanagari: स्वयम्भू स्तूप; Nepal Bhasa: स्वयंभू; Swayambhu Great Stupa, or Swayambu or Swoyambhu) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city.

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   Narayanhiti Palace

   The Narayanhiti Palace Museum is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel.

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   Basantapur Durbar Square

   Kathmandu Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: येँ लायकु/𑐥𑐾𑑄 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐹, Nepali: हनुमानढोका दरबार; Basantapur Durbar Kshetra) is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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   Changu Narayan Temple

   Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located on a hilltop of Changu (also called Dolagiri) in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal.

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   Budhanilkantha Temple

   Budanilkantha Temple, located in Budhanilkantha, Nepal, (Nepali: बुढानिलकण्ठ मन्दिर; translation: Old Blue Throat) is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu.

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   Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

   Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park is the ninth national park in Nepal and was established in 2002.

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    Bhaktapur Durbar Square

    Bhaktapur Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐏𑑂𑐰𑐥 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐸‎ Nepali: भक्तपुर दरबार क्षेत्र) is a former royal palace complex located in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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   Singha Durbar

   Singha Durbar (Nepali: सिंहदरबार, lit. 'Lion's Palace') is a palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

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   Patan Durbar Square

   Patan Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐫𑐮 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐹‎/यल लायकु, Nepali: पाटन दरबार क्षेत्र) is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal.

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   Dakshinkali Temple

   Dakshinkali Temple is a Hindu temple in Nepal dedicated to the goddess Kali.

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   Guhyeshwari Temple

   Guhyeshwari Temple (Nepali: गुह्येश्वरी मन्दिर), also spelled Guheswari or Gujeshwari, is a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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   Thamel

   Thamel (Nepali: ठमेल) is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

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   Hanuman Dhoka

   Hanuman Dhoka (Nepali: हनुमान ढोका) is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal.

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   Nyatapola Temple

   Nyātāpola (from Nepal Bhasa: 𑐒𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐥𑑀𑐮‎, "ṅātāpola", lit. 'something with five storey') is a five tiered temple located in the central part of Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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   Kasthamandap

   Kasthamandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमण्डप, Nepal Bhasa:मरु सत: Maru Satta:; literally "Wood-Covered Shelter") is a reconstructed temple and public shelter in Nepal, in Kathmandu Durbar Square.

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   Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

   Kailashnath Mahadev Statue (Nepali: कैलाशनाथ महादेव) is the tallest Shiva statue in the world. It is currently the fifth tallest Hindu deity statue.

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    Krishna Mandir

    Krishna Mandir is a 17th-century Shikhara-style temple built by King Siddhi Narsing Malla. It is located at the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the city of Lalitpur in Nepal.

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