July 27, 2025

Tucked just south of Durbar Square, Bhinchhe Bahal is the kind of place you might miss unless you’re looking for it—and that’s part of its charm. Small, understated, and enveloped by daily life, the courtyard is still home to a practicing Newar Buddhist community who care deeply for their ancestral site.

A central chaitya and prayer wheels line the interior, alongside shrines to Tara and Avalokiteshvara. While tourists tend to flock to larger heritage sites, Bhinchhe Bahal offers something just as precious: a glimpse into the quiet continuity of faith, where ritual blends into routine and the divine is never far from the mundane.