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Sacred Sites in Bagmati Province, Nepal

8 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.

  • Kathmandu district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Budhanilkantha Temple

    An open-air shrine at the foot of Shivapuri Hill north of Kathmandu, holding Nepal's largest stone sculpture: a reclining Vishnu five metres long, carved from a…

  • Bhaktapur district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Changu Narayan Temple

    On a hilltop above the Manohara River, about twelve kilometres east of Kathmandu. Widely cited as Nepal's oldest Hindu temple site, and a UNESCO World Heritage…

  • Kathmandu district
    Other

    Dakshinkali Temple

    In a forested gorge at the confluence of the Bagmati and Nakhu rivers near Pharping, southwest of Kathmandu. One of Nepal's most important Kali shrines and its…

  • Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Doleshwar Mahadev Temple

    Doleshwar Mahadev Temple, in Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur, roughly 20 km from Kathmandu, is devotionally regarded as the "head" counterpart to Kedarnath in Uttarakha…

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  • Lalitpur district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Krishna Mandir, Patan

    In Patan Durbar Square, one of the very few temples in the Kathmandu Valley built in the North Indian shikhara style rather than the local pagoda form, and carv…

  • Bhaktapur district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur

    In Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur. At 33.23 metres, the tallest pagoda in Nepal, and the most celebrated piece of structural engineering the Malla period produced.

  • Kathmandu (Deopatan), Bagmati River
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Pashupatinath Temple

    Pashupatinath Temple, on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River in Kathmandu, is among the oldest and most significant Hindu temple complexes in South Asia, and…

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  • Kathmandu district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Taleju Temple, Kathmandu

    At Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu Durbar Square. The principal royal temple of the Malla dynasty and the tallest structure in the square, at 36 metres on twelve bri…