Dya:che(n

Contesting Place in a Post-colonial Space

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(Re)colonizing Tradition

A Pedestrian Guide to a "Traditional" City

Welcome to Bhaktapur

[1] The Tea Stall at Guhepukhu

[2] Nava Durga Chitra Mandir

[3] Khauma Square

[4] Tourist Motor Park

[5] Indrani Pitha

[6]Lasku Dhwakha Gate

[7]Char Dham

[8]Cafe de Temple

[9]Batsala Temple

[10] Batsala Temple

[11] City Hall

[12] The Procession Route

[13] Pujari Math

[14] The Peacock Restaurant

[15] Sewage Collection Ponds

[16] Bhairavanath Temple

Dya:che(n),

For instance, besides the piths, inside the city, each goddess has a dya:che(n), or god house. The Indrayani dya:che(n) is located above the stairs that you just walked down. At the gate, if you look back over you shoulder (around the corner a little behind the school), by the hiti, you will see the building connected to the Khauma sata [F]. This is the Indrayani Dya:che(n), or house of Goddess Indrayani. The goddessesš places of residence are not only connected symbolically, but ritually. For instance, during Bhairavašs festival of Biska:, the images are brought from the interior of the city each to its boundary shrine, and the internal image and the external image are united.