Kathmandu: Hindu and Buddhist temples in the Himalayan…

In the valley at the foot of the Himalayas, Kathmandu stands alongside Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas in a centuries-old religious coexistence.

The center, among Hindu and Buddhist temples of the Himalayan valley, can be comfortably visited by motorized rickshaw or on foot in the alleys of Thamel.

The Durbar Square of Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, houses royal palaces and wooden carved temples, some rebuilt after the 2015 earthquake.

A few minutes away, the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the world's largest, remains the spiritual center of the Tibetan exile community in Kathmandu.

Continuing westward, you reach the Temple of Pashupatinath, the most sacred Hindu sanctuary dedicated to Shiva in Nepal, where ritual cremations still take place today along the Bagmati river.

Toward evening, the Swayambhunath hill, known as the 'Temple of the Monkeys', offers a panoramic view of the entire Kathmandu valley.

The 2015 earthquake, which killed nearly nine thousand people in Nepal, severely damaged many historic temples in Durbar Square, some of which have been rebuilt only in recent years thanks to international funding.

The Pashupatinath Temple, open to non-Hindus only for external observation, remains one of the four holiest sites in the world dedicated to Shiva for Hinduism.