Pottery Square

Pottery square is just near from Durbar square. Newar people make pots and other household things of clay soil  by thre own struggling hand. The pots are culturally focoused on the art and artitectur of Bhaktapur valley.Most of the people of thi sector are interested in making agoods of the clay.This is hte one of the major tourest spot of Bhaktapur. In thi locality we can find the Newar's cultural dress, ornament, thankas, CD and DVD of Newar's songs,musicand dances too. In this spot touriest can get entertained by viewing the handpower of the people. In ancient time people use a claymade pots n decurative things.

Pottery square is in the leftside of the Bhaktapur Durbar Square. It just take one minute to reach the spot. Touriest can also look the map of Bhaktapur for the guideline. Most of the people of Bhaktapur is engaged in farming fo there livelihood. In this locality also there are many festivals and jatras too.

Jatras of Bhaktpur

Bisket is celebrated in the ocation of new year. In this jatra lord Bhairab is worshiped as god of power.  This jatra is celebrated for 9 days longer.thi jatra was started since from malla periods. All the people of Bhaktapur and the people from different places of Nepal come to watch it.People pulled the rath which is os 3 storied of Pagoda style of Lord Bhairab and Ajeema in the Taumadi tole and bring it to the Khalla tole in order to puule up the sleeping god lingo which is about 55m long with big Nagnagina .It is pulled by the peoples own hand power.Many people blessess each other for their upcoming new year.


A MYTH OF THI CARIVAL
Bisket jatra is one of the famous festival of bhaktapur.There is an interseting myth about thi deity. oncce god Kashi Vishwanath had incarnated as a man to see Bisket jatra(carnival).A socerer of Nepal came to know this things. And he controlled Kasi Vishwanath through the power of his spell. But Kashi vishwanath having escaped, that tantrik cutt off the head and established as a Bhairab lord and continue the jatra by worshiping these god as main god.

bisket jatra in Bhaktapur Nepal

fourth day of bisket jatra at bhelukhel

Changunarayan

This temple is said to be the most ancient Vishnu temple in the Kathmandu Valley. The original temple was built around the 4th century. The present pagoda-style temple was rebuilt in 1702 after it was destroyed by fire. It is located in a beautiful peaceful location, 4km north of Bhaktapur, on a hill top in the east side of the Valley. From the temple there are good views of the valley in three directions. The original 5th century stone deity of Lord Vishnu is said to be in the sanctum, but only the priest can see the deity.
The temple can easily be reached by taxi or bus, or it is an interesting walk from Bhaktapur or Nagarkot.

The temple is dedicated to Narayan, who is an incarnation (expansion) of Lord Vishnu. It has many old outstanding stone, wood, and metal carvings dating from the Lichhavai period. On the intricately carved painted roof struts of the temple are intricate carvings of the ten incarnations of Vishnu and goddesses.

A life size 5th century statue of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Vishnu kneels with his hands folded before the temple. Besides Garuda is one of the oldest Licchavi stone inscriptions. In front of the temple here is a statue of kneeling King Bhupatindra Malla and his queen.

The beautifully gilded door is guarded by stone lions of it and has intricate gilded windows on either side. On four pillars in the four corners are the symbols representing Lord Vishnu: the chakra (disc) and conch shell, the lotus (padma), and club (gada)