Sunday, January 25, 2026

Carvings and Dentists in Kathmandu

Beautiful views in Kathmandu.
The Himalayas came to say hi.
Kathmandu is full of beauty in a dusty kind of way.
Sculpture is everywhere.
Mostly temple-related.
These are my favourites by far. They have opinions.
I appreciate the anatomical detail as well.
Let's zoom in. Good times at all levels.
And the doorway is rimmed by little skeleton heads, so cute!
I am inspired for a modest carving for our home doorway. The veneer needs replacing anyway.
But Barry said it was "not feasible" and "inappropriate".
There was also propagandational art. I'm no expert, but I think they should maybe arch their backs less.
For anthropological completeness, most of the buildings looked more like this.
6 dentists, but they only work 5 hours a day.
Oops, is my building blocking your road? There is also still evident damage from the 2015 earthquake.
Many buildings and temples had extra support.
So in the end, you get dusty, artsy, and mismatched.