Nepal: Overlooking the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex with Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) on a hill in the background (top right), Kathmandu

The Hanuman Dhoka, or royal palace, takes up most of the eastern side of Durbar Square. Built four centuries ago by Nepal's Malla kings, only a small part of the complex is open to the general public. At the left of the entrance stands a statue of Hanuman, the monkey god of Hindu mythology, after which the palace is named. Within the main courtyard is a likeness of Narasimha, the half-man, half-lion incarnation of Vishnu, disembowelling a demon.

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Rainer Krack

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