25/04/2026
Patan Durban Square stop 2
Royal Palace of Malla Kings , Lalitpur A centre for both Hinduism and Buddhism with original Newari homes. History spanning more than 500 years with the post that the ox is tied to before sacrifice still used today for ceremonies, the intestines of the last sacrifice still hang outside the palace. Each temple surrounding the square is symbolic, the Karma Sutra carving on one temple a how to guide for when the married. A temple carved mostly from 1 stone, a royal bath to cleanse before prayer, each temple in the valley depicted around the walls so the King could pray to each without having to visit each one. The water brought down from the mountains via a series of ancient viaducts at the time to be the most pristine for Royals.