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CONTENTS

—The Pass of Chandragiri—First View of the Valley of Nepal—The Last Stage

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CHAPTER V

THE CITIES OF THE VALLEY

Katmandu—Legendary Plan—History—The Durbar—Bhim Sen's Tower—Bhatgaon—The Durbar Square—The Golden Gate—Nyatpola Deval or the Temple of the Five Stages—The Taumari Tol—Patan—Its Decay—The Durbar Square—Principal Buildings of Patan—Kirtipur 61
CHAPTER VI

PASHPATTI

The Doorway of Death—Its Buildings—The Daily Devotees—Women Pilgrims—The Burning-Ghat 84
CHAPTER VII

THE TEMPLE OF CHANGU-NARAIN

The Situation of the Temple—Pilgrims to the Shrine—The Art and Architecture of the Temple—The Pilgrims' Ritual 93
CHAPTER VIII

FESTIVALS

The Popularity of the Festivals—The Machendranath Festival—The Procession—The Dassera Festival—The Review—The Dassera Procession—Blessing the Colours at the Kot—Minor Celebrations, "Kaka boli" and "Swana boli"—The Pilgrimage—The Sacred Lake of Gosainthan 103