Temple Reconstruction at Swayambhu, a visual documentation

No words here as the pictures speak for themselves.

Setting out the plinth of the temple
Jan. 2017

Laying out the brick for floor PCC
Jan. 2017

The special mortar mix is made right next to the construction site
Jan. 2017

Plinth is all set in 20-cornered plan
Feb. 2017

Locating the corner gods in their rightful places
Feb. 2017

Feb.2017

Feb. 2017

The gods in place
Feb. 20, 2017

Feb. 23, 2017

The Public Resthouse: Kasthamandap, then and now

Taken after the April 2015 Earthquake
Notice the missing Kasthamandap at the back

Taken before the April 2015 Earthquake
Notice the Kasthmandap at the left corner

Looking at the fenced area where Kasthamandap stood
(Nov. 2016)


The lions at the entrance still stand
(Jan. 2017)


The void left behind
(Jan. 2017)

Kasthamandap as it stood before the April 2015 earthquake. Picture above was taken in January 2013.

 

        Kasthamandap after its reconstruction was completed. Photo taken in November 22, 2021

Lumbini and its surrounding areas

To be Continued...

The Sacred Pond
(Jan. 2017)

Mayadevi Temple with the Sacred Pond at the foreground
(Jan. 2017)

The Ashokan Pillar - Mauryan Period
(Jan. 2017)