Torana over the Main Entrance of Chusya Baha

Lavishly carved semicircular gray-brown woodwork with seated Buddha at center; mounted on densely patterned lintel

Torana over the Main Entrance of Chusya Baha

Location
Kathmandu, Nepal
Date
1663
Material
wood
Photo Credit
photograph by Sameer Tuladhar, 2021

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