Barefooted monks walked around the ancient town receiving alms and chanting hymns and prayers. This festival is celebrated by Bajrayana Buddhists, especially Shakyas and Bajracharyas, from the Newar ...

Situated on the Kathmandu Valley plateau, Patan lies just across the Bagmati River, a mere 25-minute drive from Kathmandu, Nepal's largest city, known for its street feasts.

The wall of a shrine in Patan, Nepal, with names of worshippers. The Kaalo.101 artists aren’t the first to question what should endure about traditional Nepali style.

In the centre of Patan, Nepal resides a living goddess, a child as young as four, chosen to host a deity of invincible feminine power. Sahar Zand investigates Show more ...

The third largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara, Patan is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley, just half an hour from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport.

Wikimedia Commons [CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.] I am in Patan, Nepal, to find a goddess named Dakini. I didn’t plan on looking for her, didn’t know she existed even.

A fallen temple is seen in Nepal's Patan Durbar Square after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. While many structures in the square were heavily damaged, three major structures -- Krishna Temple ...

A fallen temple is seen in Nepal's Patan Durbar Square after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. While many structures in the square were heavily damaged, three major structures -- Krishna Temple ...

Nepali Dancer Bali Ram poses in front of a 14th-century sculpture of Avalokiteshvara, on loan from The Golden Monastery in Patan, Nepal, at Asia Society's “The Art of Nepal.” (Asia Society) When Bali ...

Patan Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal, a 5.5-mile drive from Kathmandu, is shown on April 13, 2014.