Royal Malla Palace Patan Museum (Keshav Narayan Chowk) Firstly We Went To Keshav Narayan Chowk Which Is The

Royal Malla Palace
Patan Museum(Keshav Narayan Chowk)
Firstly we went to keshav narayan chowk which is the

northen courtyard of the Royal Malla Palace. This courtyard is
now transformed into Patan Museum. The Patan Museum is the
first public museum of Nepal .. The museum falls under the
UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. The Patan Museum was
inaugurated in 1997 by Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah.
The Patan Museum displays the traditional sacred arts of Nepal

in an illustrious architectural setting.The Museum’s exhibits cover
a long span of Nepal’s cultural history and some rare objects are
among its treasures. Most of the objects are cast
bronzes and gilt copper repouse work, traditional crafts for which
Patan is famous. The statues hold high religious values and
cultural values as most of them are the sculptures of the Hindu
and Buddhists deities. Most of the statues were created
in Patan itself while some were imported from India, Tibet and
the western Himalayas. On the eastern part of the museum lies
the cafe.
Mul chowk
After Keshav Narayan Chowk,we went to another courtyard of the Royal Malla
Palace which is Mul Chowk. Originally it was established by Srinivasa Malla in
1666 and later renovated in the 1730s and 1850s, Mulchowk ("main courtyard")
is the heart of Patan Durbar and the hub of its ritual activities and is dedicated to
goddess durga. The courtyard features historic tile paving from the 17th century.
The main entrance, commissioned in the 1850s, exhibits a much larger scale and
proportions remarkably integrated into the older Malla-period façade. After years
of deterioration the courtyard underwent a thorough restoration in 2011.
Yantaju shrine
The goddess known as Yantamode and later Yantaju was an istadevata

(personal deity) to the Malla kings during their reign. King Srinivasa Malla
commissioned this gilt copper repousse shrine to Yantaju in the center of Mulchowk, a
companion to the nearby Taleju shrines.
Fig: Yantaju Shrine
Bhandarkhal
From the Mul Chowk we went to the large garden which is on the eastern part of
the Mul Chowk. On the southern side of the garden lies a water tank known as
Bhandarkhal. It was the main storage water facility for the palace.it incorporates
a meditation pavilion,a stepped terrace,two stone lions,a carved stone spout and
relief carvings. The tank was connected to Patan’s historic water infrastructure,
channeling ground water from nearby sources through terracotta channels.
Sundari Chowk
From the Bhandarkhal we went to Sundari Chowk which is the earliest courtyards
among all the courtyards. Originally constructed as a two-storeyed courtyard building in
1628, Sundari Chowk has since undergone a series of interventions, retaining stylistic
features from various time periods. In the 1730s, the building received an additional
floor, distinctive triple-bayed windows, and a screened gallery overlooking the courtyard.
The eastern façade, reconstructed after the east wing collapsed in 1934, contrasts
starkly with the rest of the building for its lack of ornament and use of ordinary brick.
It is known for its spectacularly carved stone bath and wood ornamentation of animals
and deities. Entrance protected by two stone statues representing Ganesh and
Narasinha. Floor of open courtyard was paved with square slabs of stone.
Tusa hiti
The oval-shaped, slightly cusped Tusha Hiti step-well was commissioned in 1647 by
King Siddhinarasimha Malla, to perform ritual ablutions. The fountain is furnished with a
gilt bronze spout supporting an image of Laksmi-Narayan on Garuda. Its retaining walls
are divided into registers of niches, each of which is fitted with a tantric divinity carved in
stone or gilt metal. A miniature stone replica of the Krishna Mandir sits on its main axis,
and a protective serpent encircles the brink. It is the open air bathing place of the rulers
to emphasized king’s devotion toward eight Nagas.

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Royal Malla Palace

Patan Museum(Keshav Narayan Chowk)

Firstly we went to keshav narayan chowk which is the

The Patan Museum displays the traditional sacred arts of Nepal

The goddess known as Yantamode and later Yantaju was an istadevata

Fig: Yantaju Shrine

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