A human sat atop a staircase lined with statues

Statues in temple
Shot in the old town of Bhaktapur, Nepal
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The stairway of the Hindu temple was flanked by many kinds of statues. There were human being, animal and, probably, imaginary creature. They were guarding the temple from the evil.

In most cases, the human being was placed at the bottom of the stair because the human being ranked low. The statues were considered stronger than the ones immediately below. I thought it was different from the Catholic value. A figure of a man was sitting on the top of the terraces.

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Mar 2013 IN THE CITY NEPAL

PHOTO DATA

No

7352

Shooting Date

Jun 2009

Posted On

March 20, 2013

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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