Take the road running diagonally (opposite of Durbar Square)to the Kasthamandap, past a Shiva Temple,and you eventually come to the large tank-like hiti, or water tanK where people will usually be washing clothes.
Immediately beyond is the highly decor ated Bhimsen Temple, which is fronted by a brats lion ducking under the electric wires and has white-painted snow lions guarding the two front corners. Bhimsen is supposed to watch over traders and artisans so it’s quite appropriste that the ground floor of this well-kept temple should be devoted to shop stalls.
An image of Bhimsen used to be carried to Lhasa in Tibet every 12 years to protect those vital trade routes, until the route was closed by Chinese control and the flight of the Dalai Lama in 1959. There are some lovely chaityas here. Tourists are not allowed in the temple. Continue south beyond the Bhimsen Temple then turn sharp left (uphill) where the road ends, pasting the ornate Kohiti water tank en route. At the top of the hill you’ll come out by the tall, triple-roofed, 17th-century Jaisi Deval Temple, which stands on a seven-level base.