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... mountain in the world . Sir Andrew Waugh , the Surveyor - General of India at that time , named the mountain after his predecessor , Sir George Everest ( 1790-1866 ) , under whose leader- ship the survey had been carried out . Till then ...
... mountain in the world . Sir Andrew Waugh , the Surveyor - General of India at that time , named the mountain after his predecessor , Sir George Everest ( 1790-1866 ) , under whose leader- ship the survey had been carried out . Till then ...
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... mountain 12 , 13 , 18 , 107 Ganges , river 13 , 54 Garuda , divinity 21 , 22 , 40 , 43 , 91 , 93 , 96 , 100 , 105 , plates 83 and IX Gauri Shankar , mountain 12 , 13 , 106 , 107 , plate 13 Gautama Buddha ( Shakya ) 11 , 20 , 22,46 ...
... mountain 12 , 13 , 18 , 107 Ganges , river 13 , 54 Garuda , divinity 21 , 22 , 40 , 43 , 91 , 93 , 96 , 100 , 105 , plates 83 and IX Gauri Shankar , mountain 12 , 13 , 106 , 107 , plate 13 Gautama Buddha ( Shakya ) 11 , 20 , 22,46 ...
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... mountain 106 , 107 , plate 33 Licchavi , dynasty 41 , 46 , 47 , 62 , 66 , 92 , 93 , 104 Li - I - Piao , Chinese diplomat 46 , 71 Limbu , ethnic group 17 , 19 Linga , phallus 21 , 24 , 41 , 65 , 104 Lo ( Mustang ) 11 , 18 Logan , James ...
... mountain 106 , 107 , plate 33 Licchavi , dynasty 41 , 46 , 47 , 62 , 66 , 92 , 93 , 104 Li - I - Piao , Chinese diplomat 46 , 71 Limbu , ethnic group 17 , 19 Linga , phallus 21 , 24 , 41 , 65 , 104 Lo ( Mustang ) 11 , 18 Logan , James ...
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18th century Ancient Nepal Bahal Bernier Bhadgaon Bhairav Bhimsen Bodhnath British bronze Buddha Buddhist building built caste cent Chandra Shamsher China Chinese Degutale Deopatan Dhaulagiri divinity 21 Durbar dynasty Everest festival front Garuda German gilded Grueber Gurkhas Guthi Hanuman Dhoka Hilmar Pabel Himal Himalayan Art Himalayas Hindu History of Nepal holy shrine India Indra Jang Bahadur Kali Kath Kathmandu King of Nepal Lakshmi Lévi Lhasa Licchavi Macchendranath Maharaja Mahendra Malla period Mandir mandu Mangal Bazaar Medieval History Medieval Nepal mission monasteries mountain Mul Chowk Nasal Chowk Népal Nepalese Newars pagoda Pashupatinath Patan Petech Photo by author Photo by Hilmar plate Pokhara Pratapa Malla Prithvi Narayan Shah Rana Regmi royal palace Satal Sherpas Shikhara Shiva Shri Singh statue stone sculptures storeys stupa Svayambhunath Taleju Temples of Nepal Terai Thapa three-storeyed Tibet Tibetan Tole tower Valley of Kathmandu Vishnu Wright