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Highlights include Ajima Shrine, Arya Ghat, Asan Tole, Boudhanath South Gate, Gaushala Gate, Guhyeshwari Temple.

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  1. Ajima Shrine: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The small temple will show how, in a local legend and an annual procession, a protector of children leaves her place and returns to it.

  2. Arya Ghat: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    A human story will explain how the rite is arranged and the unobtrusive work of the person who tends the fire to the end.

  3. Asan Tole: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    The finale links the grain trade with a commemorative marker of a mistaken calculation.

  4. Boudhanath South Gate: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The legend of a poor woman builder explains the stupa's Tibetan name and the power of a permission once granted.

  5. Gaushala Gate: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    Here it will become clear which establishment gave its name to the western entrance and the whole surrounding neighborhood.

  6. Guhyeshwari Temple: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    Here the route links Pashupati with the place where Sati is revered and shows how a legend is marked by an object in the ground.

  7. Guru Lhakhang: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The temple hall reveals how the duties of its first custodian survived land reform, the rebuilding of the structure, and a change in management.

  8. Hanuman Dhoka and Basantapur: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    Here, the conquest of the city will turn someone else's palace into the residence of a new ruler.

  9. Hariti Ajima: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    A king's family loss will show how a prayer for protection turned into the destruction of a goddess's image.

  10. Indra Chowk and Akash Bhairav: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    Two temple legends will meet here during a single city festival.

  11. Itum Bahal: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    A monastic legend will explain the vow that the community will fulfill every year.

  12. Jana Bahal and Seto Machhindranath: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    Here you will learn who will prepare the revered image for the coming year, and how.

  13. Kasthamandap: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    This stop will connect the old purpose of a public shelter with human choice during a disaster.

  14. Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    A local shrine will link a stone representation of Shiva with a legend about a weapon the hero never used against people.

  15. Kora and Prayer Wheels: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The daily circuit connects a pilgrimage ritual with the fate of a foreigner entrusted with caring for a sacred shrine.

  16. Kumari Ghar: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    Here, the fate of one girl will show how a Buddhist family enters a royal cult.

  17. Lower threshold of the eastern stairway: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    Here, a temple priest's private act of gratitude becomes an annual rite for the whole community.

  18. Mrigasthali and Gorakhnath: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    This forested area brings together Shiva’s deer, traces of reverence for a yogi, and a legend about the return of rain.

  19. Panch Deval: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    The finale will show how a pilgrims’ overnight shelter became a permanent home and a place for a modest income.

  20. Phulbari Street: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The letters still left on the sign will tell you how one table of Laphing changed a family business and the whole street.

  21. Shantipur: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    The closed passage will preserve the boundary between the documented royal ritual and the tantric account of the underground route.

  22. Shechen Monastery: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The finale follows what happened to the Shechen tradition after the loss of the Tibetan monastery and the murals here.

  23. Stone Dipankara: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    A merchant’s vow will link the immovable figure on the hill to a great ceremony at its foot.

  24. Taleju Temple: story on the “Old Kathmandu: From the Palace to Asan” route

    This stop will show what remains of a donation made in the hope of a salvation that never came.

  25. The Outer Zone of Pashupatinath Temple: story on the “Pashupati Sacred District Along the Bagmati: Kathmandu's Sacred Riverbank” route

    This stop shows how the admission rule shapes an encounter with the main shrine.

  26. The Stupa and the Moving Circle: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    The restoration will explain why the modern pilgrims’ route runs precisely outside the metal ring.

  27. The Stupa Platform: story on the “Boudhanath Stupa and Boudha’s Tibetan Quarter” route

    The story of the restoration will explain what had to be dismantled, preserved, and reassembled after the earthquake.

  28. The Vajra Between the Stone Lions: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    The monument shows how a king set a pilgrim’s precise order of entry onto the upper platform.

  29. White Towers and the Karma Kagyu Monastery: story on the “Swayambhunath: the eastern ascent and the hill's shrines” route

    The finale links the seventeenth-century royal shrines with the Tibetan community that appeared by the stupa in the twentieth century.