- A
dhunge dhara (Nepali: ढुङ्गे धारा Listen) or hiti (Newari: 𑐴𑐶𑐟𑐶) is a
traditional stone drinking fountain found in Nepal. It is an
intricately carved...
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Dhunge Sanghu Mela (Nepali: ढुंगेसाँघु मेला) is a
festival celebrated annually on the day of
Maghe Sankranti at Sita Ghat on the bank of Seti
River in...
- The
fourth dhunge dhara is
named Jhanga hiti. It is
located in Jamal, on the north-western
corner of Rani Pokhari. Of
these four
dhunge dharas, only...
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which it stands." Most
spouts of old
Nepalese drinking fountains (called
dhunge dhara) have the
shape of a makara.
Makara is the
Sinhala term for dragon...
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public drinking fountains at
least as
early as 550 AD. They are
called dhunge dharas or hitis. They
consist of
carved stone spouts through which water...
- canal) is a type of
canal found in Nepal. It
provides water for Irrigation,
dhunge dharas, and ponds, and it can be
dated back to the
Lichhavi era. Tikabhairav...
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using bottled mineral water,
water from tank
trucks and from the
ancient dhunge dharas (Nepali: ढुङ्गे धारा) for all the
purposes related to water. The...
- 15th-century
dhunge dhara (drinking fountain) in the city of Patan, Nepal.
Thanks to the
active involvement of the
people who rely on this
dhunge dhara for...
- A
sculpture of
Bhagiratha can be seen
beneath the
spout of
almost every dhunge dhara (hiti) or
tutedhara (jarun, jahru, jaladroni), two
types of drinking...
- King
Vikramaditya instructed that a
traditional stone drinking fountain (
dhunge dhara or lwã hiti)
should be
built in the
southern part of the
palace courtyard...
