Nagarkot

Nagarkot is a village about an hours drive from Kathmandu towards the Langtang Mountain Range of the Himalayas.

We walked for about two hours up the hill through local villages. On the way we came by a Shiva temple.

The hotel was on top of the hill with a spectacular view of the Himalayas. I watched the sunset and sunrise from the top of the hotel.

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Nagarkot

Nagarkot with the Langtang Range in the background. (961k)

Rice fields around Nagarkot with the Langtang Range in the background. (802k)

Shiva statue at the Shiva temple on the way to Nagarkot. This statue is quite unusual. It has the four heads that are usually associated with the Hindu God Brahma. It holds Shiva's trident and the Damaru, the drum. But he also holds the Shanka (Conch Shell), and the Chakra, the spinning disk, which usually are associated with Vishnu. (915k)