Bhaktapur, Nepal’s best-preserved old city
The Siddhi Vatsala Temple, one of five temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess Vatsalā (Sanskrit: “loving mother”), at the Durbar. Dedicated to Siddhi Lakshmi, it is noted for its guardian statues, which includes a man and a woman holding a child and a chained dog, a pair of camels, horses, rhinoceroses and mythical beasts.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Sep 16, 2023