Kathmandu Heritage Exploration: Boudhanath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square with sacred audience with the Living Goddess
Start our day with the historic city of Patan (Lalitpur) — known as the "City of Fine Arts".
Patan Durbar Square is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Newari architecture, featuring intricate stone carvings and bronze artistry. Krishna Mandir, featuring carvings from the Mahabharata, the Golden Temple (Hiranya Varna Mahavihar), a sacred Buddhist monastery adorned with intricate golden details, and the Patan Museum, where sacred art, metalwork, and traditional iconography are showcased, are some of the major highlights of the Durbar Square.
After our sightseeing, we will have a sacred audience with a young girl believed to be the living incarnation of Taleju, the divine goddess. This holy tradition is one of Nepal’s most mysterious and respected cultural practices. Receiving the Darshan (Blessing) from the living goddess Kumari is considered deeply auspicious and spiritually uplifting. Visitors are expected to approach with reverence and humility.
A visit to the majestic Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest spherical stupas in the world. Located on an ancient trade route, Boudhanath has long served as a center of Tibetan Buddhist culture in Nepal. Small cafes, restaurants, and handicraft shops surround the dome. At the same time, the fluttering prayer flags, spinning wheels, and devotees performing Kora (Circling the religious monument) with chants and prayer beads fill the atmosphere with spirituality, along with the scent of incense.
In the evening, we will enjoy a delicious farewell dinner while taking in the night view of the Boudhanath Stupa, a peaceful heaven between a chaotic city.
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Meals Included: Breakfast, and Dinner