morning walk

i went for a walk this morning with the digi... the first sight i caught - this long serpentile queue of cabs and bikes... waiting at the petrol pump

This Ratankar Bihar on way to Mangalbazaar is being renovated... can you see how the bajra is being protected by the iron bars...and the tiny man with folded hands in front of it must be its protector...

the goddess in her chariot.

the chariot... and its wheels.

the chariot, on the left.

bhaktajans on the right.

There are two goddesses during Macchindranath festival. One of them was intact...but the other chariot, raath, was still being constructed... (in this pic)after it went down a few week back. The small one is intact.

This is Macchindranath... it's temporarily put in nearby satal......

and the paraphernelia.....


A short trip on way back...to Mangal Bazaar.........

This is the king's palace... there is a beautiful courtyard in here... it's now a museum..........

King Bhupatendra with his folded hands....he dreamt Lord Krishna in his sleep one night asking the king to build a temple for him....

this is the Krishna mandir the king built...

the durbarsquare...mangal bazaar!

.....had my cam anti-light when i clicked this....

Honacha....chwela-baji...wo and piro aloo....yummy! but it's said, it isn't as good as used to be...

This is the famous ma-marru galli in mangalbazar... it's barfi are a favorite to all kathmanduites

This goddess is the reason it's called Ma-marru galli.....

In this galli, there's this goddess. People who learnt witchcraft came here for prayer....

Ma-maru galli...literally means...where you wouldn't want to go.