Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Jagannath Temple A grand two storeyed temple standing on a three-tiered platform, the Jagannath temple is popular among the tourists for its erotic carvings.
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Kandel Chowk Bhagawati The Kandel Chowk Bhagwati is one of the important temples from the Shah rule. Prithvi Narayan Shah is said to have brought goddess Bhagwati from Nuwakot and enshrined her in this temple.
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Krishna Temple/Chyasin Dega This temple of Vansagopal (Krishna playing the flute) was built in the seventeenth century by King Pratap Malla in memory of his two dead queens – Rupamati and ~*Rajamati~* – hoping to meet them …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Trailokya Mohan Narayan The Trailokya Mohan Narayan shrine was built in the seventeenth century by seventeenth century King Parthivendra Malla in memory of his elder brother Nripendra Malla. The …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Big Bell/Divya Ghanta This big bell is supported by two stone pillars and hangs from a temple shaped tiled roof. King Rana Bahadur Shah and his queen Raj Rajeshwari built it in 1797. The bell along …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Mahindreshwor Temple Built in the sixteenth century by King Mahindra Malla, the Mahindreshwor Temple is dedicated to Mahadev in his phallic form. It is the custom to name the linga after the person …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Shiva Parvati Temple The Shiva Parvati temple is an uncommon shrine built on a four-step brick platform. It stands out particularly due to its three golden pinnacles. The temple was built by Regent …
Kathmandu Metropolitan Office Maju Deval The majestic three-storeyed temple of Maju Dega has a nine-step brick base which gives it an impressive height that almost dominates the Kathmandu Durbar Square skyline. After the temple …
