Swayambhunath - Swayambhu Stupa 
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The external appearance of the stupa has remained substantially unchanged since the 14th c. apart from minor alterations due to later endowments and repairs. An appreciation of the stupa is best gained by proceeding round it in a clockwise direction. As people walk round the prayer wheels fixed to the balustrade are set in motion, so multiplying the prayers a thousand times.
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A Rhesus Monkey at Swayambhu, Kathmandu, more commonly known as the monkey temple.
Buddha statue at Swayambhu in Kathmandu.
Prayer wheels at the monkey temple, Swayambhu, in Kathmandu.
