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Golden Temple

  • December 7, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Leesa from Brighton, United Kingdom
Golden Temple

A chance glance at our guidebook after wandering around Patan’s Durbar Square led us to the Golden Temple. With the narrow doorway giving no indication of what lay beyond we decided to gamble on the 20rs entry fee. Leather shoes removed, we emerged from the warren-like entranceway into a brilliantly gilded courtyard that took our breath away. Everything was gilded; the walls, the roof, the statues. We acquired a very unassuming guide within a few minutes who guided us, unintelligibly in the main, around the doll’s house like structure pointing out the thankas, and the chanting monks. We left still not knowing what we had seen, but quite simply dazzled.

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