The four temples locally called Char Dham which means four holiest pilgrimages lies at the western end of Durbar Square. King Yaksha Malla built in 1451A.D. For those who could not travel abroad for health and financial reasons. The Char Dham is as follows:-

1. Rameshwar Temple: The first temple you notice on the right as you enter gate is Rameshwar temple, in front of Gopi Nath temple which is a Gumbaja style temple. It is an open shrine with four Pillars and it is dedicated to Shiva. The name Rameshwar comes from the fact that it was Ram was an incarnation of Vishnu who had the original temple of Mahadev built at Rameshwar temple.
2. Badri Nath Temple: A small temple west of the Gopi Nath temple is locally known as Badri Narayan which is dedicated to Vishnu and Narayan.
3. Gopi Nath Temple: Two roofed pagoda style is Gopi Nath. It is the temple attached to Rameshwar temple houses three deities Balaram, Subhadra and Krishna. It is difficult to see the deities as the door remains mostly closed. It is also known as Jagannath. It is another form taken by Vishnu: Dwarika also simply known as the Krishna temple, houses three deities, left to right, respectively: Satyabhama, Krishna and Radha. Their images are carved in stone. In the month of Mangsir, the deities are placed in a palanquin and taken around the city.
4. Kedarnath Temple: Just beyond that is terracotta Shikhara style is Kedarnath (Shiva).