Monkey Temple Kathmandu Nepal - Swayambhunath Stupa - Hand embroidered Finished on sale Hoop

This listing is for a finished embroidery art piece based on the Monkey Temple, a religious temple that sits on a hill in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple is a sacred pilgrimage site, but it's also home to hundreds of monkeys which are considered sacred. As legend goes, Manjushree, the Buddha of wisdom on sale, was building the temple when the lice in his hair turned into these monkeys.