Mero Dhangadhi

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A procession on Durbar Square around the turn of the century. The military uniforms date to before World War I and changed when the Gurkhas came back to Nepal.

Source: Images of the Century

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Military Parade before World War I in Kathmandu Durbar Square.

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The temple of Taleju constructed in 1564 by the King Mahindra Malla, in Kathmandu Durbar Square. The Taleju temple used to be the highest construction in town, symbolizing as it did the divinity of kings.

Photo by-Taylor, Clarence Comyn 1863AD

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Hanuman dhoka in rubbles - aftermath 1934 AD earthquake of 8.4 magnitude  

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Construction of Bishal Bazar started in 2026 BS.
Before, it was a site of Nepal’s first cinema hall - Janasewa Hall, which was closed after it was burnt by mob. In many ways, Bishalbazar led the path for New Road to be established as central business district of Kathmandu.

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The Clock Tower in the mid 1920s. 

It was designed by Kumar and Kishor Narsingh Rana, Nepal’s first engineers to receive training in Japan at the turn of the century.

Source: Images of the Century

Readings on Kathmandu Religions

I know I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how religion and how Kathmandu differs in the sense that it has both Hindu and Buddhist elements, so I put together some interesting scholarly articles/books that touch upon these issues. You may need an academic account to access some of these sources or else the website will ask you to pay to view them. If you are at a university just search your university library for them and you will be able to read it. Some universities allow their Alumni to also access resources like these (I know my University does), so you might be able to access them even if you are no longer a student.  

• The Emergence of Conversion in a Hindu-Buddhist Polytropy: The Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, c. 1600-1995. Cambridge University Press (Jstor Link, Cambridge Journals)
  
• The sacred town of Sankhu : the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal / by Bal Gopal Shrestha. [Book. Couldn’t find an online source)
  

I’ll add more to the list later on if I find more. There aren’t many resources so these are all I could find that I thought were worth sharing. If some of you have any other suggestions or criticisms, then feel free to send them my way. 

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The rubble of the Clock Tower after the earthquake of 1934AD

Source: Images of the Century

Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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The Dharahara in 1956. The whitewashing work on it is in its final stages. The area around the tower is still uncluttered by later constructions. The Few houses surrounding it are low and in the traditional style.

Source: Images of the Century

Kathmandu, Nepal