Newa architecture

Hindu temple in Kathmandu

thumb|An early chaitya at Bhaja Caves; wooden architecture imitated in stone, with decorative roof timbers in wood. 2nd century BCE. thumb|Outside the chaitya at Cave 19, Ajanta Caves, also with four zones using small repeated "chaitya arch" motifs. thumb|Development of the chaitya arch from the Lomas Rishi Cave on, from a book by Percy Brown. A chaitya, chaitya hall, chaitya-griha, (Sanskrit:Caitya; Pāli: Cetiya) refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall in Indian religions. The term is most common in Buddhism, where it refers to a space with a stupa and a rounded apse at the end o

palace in Kathmandu, Nepal

square in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu temple in Changunarayan, Nepal

Hindu temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal

thumb|right|Gorakshanath shrine inside the Kasthamandap Kasthamandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमण्डप, Nepal Bhasa:मरु सत: Maru Satta:; literally "Wood-Covered Shelter") is a reconstructed three-storied public shelter which was built by Lila Vajra. There is also a shrine consecrated to Gorakshanath situated at Maru, Kathmandu, Nepal. Several myths and stories about the date of the construction of the Kasthamandap have been resolved with the recent archeological findings: newly discovered objects during the excavation in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake have suggested that the older Kasthamandap may h

Hindu temple in Lalitpur, Nepal

traditional wooden window in Nepal

Hintu temple in Nepal

Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal