| Harishankar
Temple (1704-1705)
other
sites in Patan |
Patan, Nepal |
Harishankar is a three storey
structure dedicated to Hari Shankar, a half Vishnu, half Shiva deity.
Its roof structure is carved with scenes of the condemned being tortured
in the various hells. It was construced by the daughter of King Yoganarendra
Malla.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2001 Kaye Yeo Ahn
http://asianart.com/patan-museum/
Korn,
Wolfgang The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley
University Press (Tribhuvan University). Kathmandu, Nepal.
1976
Kumar Lal Joshi and Om Prakash
Yadav, SUNDAY POST: The Weekly Magazine Of The Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Sunday,
March 19, 2000 Chaitra 06th, 2056.