Situated north of kathmandu, Budhaneelkantha showing Lord Vishnu sleeping on a coiled snake in the middle of the ocean, is one of the finest examples of Nepali art. Built by king Vishnugupta in the seventh century A.D., this is a sacred shrine of the Vashnavites in the valley. The pond, in whose centre the statue is located,symbolizes the ocean. There... More

Budhanilakantha , a splendid, unique , grandeur sculpture of Bishnu resting in the coils of cosmic serpent Seshanag . The idol is large and lying pose inside a pond as if floating in an ocean . It was the ekadashi in the month of November , an auspicious occasion when lord Bishnu awakened from his long sleep and we were... More

it is at one corner of the city but hindus visit it compulsorily. here u find a lot of shivlingas but the main attraction here is a sleeping vishnu statue in a pond. it is s huge creation showing the vishnudeva in full granduer.

The statue of the sleeping Lord Vishnu is very nice but the journey there across the city was about 1 hour, mostly in traffic jams and it seemed a bit far to go to see just this one small site. Boudhanilkanta is very congested and polluted and apart from one big hotel offered us little, so we returned to Thamel... More