Saturday, June 7, 2008

Free from the world's Insanity ..... "sweet dreams"

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I was in my shop .. and saw this dogie in front sleeping so sound under the sun ... so i immediately captured this beautiful moment .

The stray dogs live outside alone and away from their human pack . Being alone goes against the dog's most basic instinct. All the whining, barking, clawing and sleeping dogs you have seen tied alone outside are trying desperately to get the attention of their human families.
"
Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me."

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Bhimsen tower -- DHARAHARA

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The minaret like Bhimsen Tower,(dharahara in nepali) situated in Sundhara is a nine storey (50.2m) tall tower. It was built in 1832 AD by the then Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa. It has a spiral staircase inside of 113 steps with a circular balcony on its 8th floor providing a panoramic view of the whole Kathmandu valley. It has has a 5.2m bronze mast on the roof.

History
The original Bhimsen Tower was built in 1824 and was 11 storey high, 2 storey taller than Dharahara. Dharahara was actually built for queen Lalit Tripura Sundari, the niece of Bhimsen Thapa.The big earthquake of 1834, caused severe damages to Bhimsen tower. However, 100 years later, in January 15, 1934, the next big earthquake caused Bhimsen's tower to be completely destroyed but the two storeys of the the second tower remained. The then prime minister Juddha Shumsher renovated Dharahara to its current form.