Basuki Ghar

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Basuki Ghar

Basuki Ghar is one of the best showcases of Malla architecture. The beautiful stone belt of Basuki Naag wraps the outer walls of the building. Twelve Naagkanyas, marvelous सँ: झ्या [sã jhyā], बिमान झ्या [bimān jhyā]*, traditional teliya bricks, wooden doors, stairs, marvelous wooden ceilings and pillars give a top class exotic experience of entering into the Malla era, sure enough to leave a nostalgic imprint to anyone’s heart. It took two years for 9 sculptors to carve them out to the present form.

Basuki Ghar is the first completed house under the vision of Naaglok by Mr. Rabindra Puri in 2018. He envisions every single house around Naagpokhari of Bhaktapur to take over a traditional medieval appearance as that of Basuki Ghar. Those houses will be named after various names of naag serpents, like Ananta, Shesh, Karkotak, Takshak, Padama, etc. Basuki Ghar has taken the lead. The conservation and renovation works for historic central pond Naagpokhari too will be carried out. RP Foundation plans to make this Naagpokhari area an attractive and lively touristic destination.

 

*sã jhyā and bimān jhyā are categories of wooden, carved windows often found in traditional Nepali and newa architecture