Holy Bath Essay

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The royal bath The Golden Spout (1678 AD) was the Royal Bath during the time of the Malla reign. The water faucet is shaped like a goat-head and a gilded snake statue on a wooden pillar sits in the heart of the pond because of which it is also known as nag pokhari. Snakes were considered as a symbol of protection. Here the royal family members used to take baths. Myths suggest that the queen used to have dreams about a serpent who told her that it would kill all her family members. She had the same dream for many days and one day when she was taking a bath the same snake came and the queen shouted for help. The guards came and started chopping up the snake into pieces. After that incident the family had a pooja and then the snake no more appeared in the queen's dream. Similar myth suggests that when the queen was taking a bath the snake protecting the bath came alive and tried to attack the queen. The queen called the guards and they then chopped the snake into pieces. The snake in pieces again turned back to a stone statue which then surrounded the bath. Even today the statue of the snake can be seen broken in different places. This royal bath which is located inside the 55 window palace is one of the objects of historical importance which even tells us a lot about the life style about the previous royal families of Nepal. It is a heritage site and as all it should be renovated and protected for more tourist attraction. Thus by improving the cleanliness of the bath and its surrounding area the durbar square will be a major source of
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