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Tusha Hiti

Lalitpur, Nepal · built 1650

The Tusha Hiti or Tusa Hiti, also known as Royal Bath, is a sunken bath that was used by the Malla royal family in Nepal. It is at the courtyard of Sundari Chowk, Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur. King Siddhi Narasimha Malla is credited with building the bath in the 17th century. The walls feature idols of Hindu gods and goddesses. Among them are images of Ashtamatrikas, Ashta Bhairavas, eight Nāgas and Dashavatara (ten avatars of Lord Vishnu). Most are made of stone, but some are made of gilt metal. At present there is no water coming from the golden spout.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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