File:A Hindu temple in Bhaktapur Nepal Le Hindou temple de Changu Narayan.jpg

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Vue d'ensemble du temple hindou de Changu Narayan, situé à 6 Km au nord de Bhaktapur Le sanctuaire, gardé par des animaux mythiques en pierre, est entouré de sculptures votives, de petits temples et de bâtiments pour les pèlerins.

Ce temple, considéré comme le plus vieux du Népal, possède un toit en forme de pagode à 2 étages. Il a été reconstruit probablement au XVIIème siècle mais avec des éléments architecturaux et décoratifs beaucoup plus anciens.

Il faut rappeler que le toit-pagode aurait été inventé au moyen-âge par les artisans newar de la vallée de Katmandou puis diffusé dans toute l'Asie et en particulier en Chine.

Ce temple dédié à Narayan est au sommet d'une montagne considérée comme sacrée depuis 464 après notre ère comme en atteste une référence écrite concernant ce site qui date du règne du roi Licchavi Mandeva mais le site était probablement sacré depuis le 3ème siècle.

Dans la cosmologie hindoue, Vishnou lorsqu'il repose sur le serpent Ananta (Shesha) est appelé Nârâyana (Narayan) c'est à dire "Reposant sur les eaux" ou "Demeure-de-l'Homme" ou encore "Demeure-du-savoir".

Nârâyana, qui signifie aussi "Refuge universel", est une des 24 images de Vishnou d'après le Rupa Mandana.

Article de Wikipedia sur Narayana (Narayan au Népal) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana

Article de Wikipedia sur Changu Narayan

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Source Le temple de Changu Narayan (Bhaktapur)
Author Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
Camera location27° 42′ 58.79″ N, 85° 25′ 40.08″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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