Once we enter the Hanumandhoka palace, we reach the main courtyard called Nasal Chowk. It is the largest courtyard among the courtyards in all three Durbar Squares of Kathmandu valley. During the Malla and Shah reign, this courtyard served as the venue for conducting coronation ceremony, meetings and the royal stage for dance and entertainment. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a big stone Dabali. On the southern side of the courtyard is a nine-storied Basantapur Durbar Palace built by King Prithivi Narayan Shah. On the north-eastern side, there is five-faced Hanuman temple (Pachamukhi Hanuman). And, on the entrance, there is a statue of Narsingh that is believed to be constructed in 1730 B.S.
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