Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 3 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 1 Hindu Priests Perform Ceremony At Budhanikantha Sleeping Vishnu Statue

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 2 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 3 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 4 Pilgrims Near Sleeping Vishnu Statue

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 5 Pilgrims Making Offerings At Sleeping Vishnu

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Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) lies peacefully on the coils of the multi-headed snake Ananta. The snake’s 11 hooded heads rise protectively around Narayan’s head. Vishnu’s four hands hold the four symbols of Vishnu: chakra disk(representing the mind), a conch shell (the four elements), a mace (primeval knowledge), and a lotus seed (the moving universe).

Kathmandu Valley 1 Budhanikantha 3 Sleeping Vishnu Head Close Up Budhanilkantha Narayan (Sleeping Vishnu) lies peacefully on the coils of the multi-headed snake Ananta. The snake’s 11 hooded heads rise protectively around Narayan’s head. Vishnu’s four hands hold the four symbols of Vishnu: chakra disk(representing the mind), a conch shell (the four elements), a mace (primeval knowledge), and a lotus seed (the moving universe).

DATE: 2008-10-24 09:07