gorkhali samachar: Swayambhu: The eyes that keep watch over Kathmandu...

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gorkhali samachar: Swayambhu: The eyes that keep watch over Kathmandu...: Legend has it that Swayambhu emerged out of a lotus flower that bloomed in the middle of the ancient lake that covered the Kathmandu Valley ...

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