HISTORIC NEWARI SETTLEMENT:
KIRTIPUR, NEPAL Continue………..
By: Jabina Shrestha
Chilancho Stupa Complex: The Chilancho Stupa
dominates the eastern part of the town, and is perhaps the oldest monument in
Kirtipur. The complex covers a large area of 60mX60 m and is well maintained by
the Guthi organization. This is the main centre for all the activities of
Buddhist newars in Kirtipur. The complex consists of the great stupa in the
centre of the platform built around a natural mound, with the Mahavihar on the
southwestern side of the complex. The stupa is generally known as Chilancho
Chaitya. The principal stupa appears to have been constructed over the top of
the natural mound of rock and is of brick, standing on a brick platform reached
by stones steps on the southeastern side.
Chilibalas
Stupa: The
Chilancho Stupa dominates the eastern part of the town, and is perhaps the
oldest monument in Kirtipur. The complex covers a large area of 60m x 60m and
is well maintained by the Guthi organization. This is the main centre for all
the activities of Buddhist newars in Kirtipur. The complex consists of the
great stupa in the centre of the platform built around a natural mound, with
the Mahavihar on the southwestern side of the complex. The principal stupa
appears to have been constructed over the top of the natural mound of rock and
is of brick, standing on a brick platform reached by stones steps on the
southeastern side.
Patis
A feature of Kirtipur, in common with
other Newar towns, is its numerous public rest houses built in the squares and
streets. They are mainly of two different types. The more common type is known
as pati or phalecha, which is a single storied roofed platform. The other type,
known as sattal always has more than one storey, usually two. A pati takes the
form of a rectangular brick platform floored with planks and roofed by a
pitched roof supported by a row of wooden columns open to the streets and
courtyards. The rear wall is provided with a niche for images. As well as
providing shelter for travelers, they are used by the neighborhood as a meeting
place, and place for everything from the singing of ritual songs to card
playing. Straw is stored in the patis during the wheat harvest, women use them
to do their laundry when it rains, elderly people sit and chat in them and
children play, while the space underneath serves as a home for street dogs. A
group of householders of a particular tol, a guthi or an individual person constructs a
pati for the public.
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