Metal Magic

METAL WORK ON A TEMPLE FRONT AT KATHMANDU.
In Nepalese art there is no "unmeaning ornament." Every detail is full of religious symbolism.

The above is the caption to this photo, printed on page 129 of "Picturesque Nepal" by Percy Brown, published by Adam and Charles, London in 1912. Thankfully, much of this treasure remain the same till today, nearly a hundred years later.

Of course, this is the central decoration piece above the front entrance on the main temple of Janabahaa.