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Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. The temple is considered to be pre-Vedic in its origin [11] and according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda of Skanda Purana, the deity here gained great fame as Pashupati. [12] Pashupatinath Temple's existence is recorded as early as 400 CE. [13] The ornamented pagoda houses the ...
This is a list of major Hindu temples in Nepal, alphabetically sorted by district. Janaki Mandir, Janakpur. Arghakhachi District. Aakashdevi Temple;
Budhanilkantha Temple is situated below the Shivapuri Hill at the northern end of the Kathmandu valley. [3] It is located in Budhanilkantha municipality of Kathmandu District. Its address is Golfutar Main Rd, Budhanilkantha 44600. The Budhanilkantha Temple is about 10 kilometres from Tribhuvan International Airport and is about 9 kilometres ...
Changu Narayan Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Nepal dating back to the fifth century AD, and Pashupatinath Temple is the largest temple complex in Nepal. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] Kathmandu Valley was listed as endangered from 2003 to 2007 due to the partial or substantial loss of the traditional elements of six out of seven monument zones and ...
The five-storeyed temple, locally known as Nyatapola, stands in the northern side of Taumadhi Square in Bhaktapur. This is the only temple that is named after the dimension of architecture rather than from the name of the deity residing inside. The temple was erected in fewer than five months by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1701–1702 A.D.
Muktinath is an ancient Vishnu temple located in Mustang, Nepal.The temple of Muktinath, known as 'the lord of liberation', is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists whom they worship as an abode of Hindu deity Vishnu and Buddhist deity Avalokiteśvara respectively.
Side view of the temple. There are several other smaller temples inside the temple area including a temple of Buddha, statue of Ganesha, and the temple of Hanuman.The Bageshwori pond that is situated within the temple area is also famous among the devotees, specially for the reason that the temple of Shiva with mustache stands at the center of it.
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu (also called Dolagiri) in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal.The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest hindu temples in Nepal.