Teel Madhav Narayan Temple
displays all the iconography of a lord Vishnu temple
It is hidden away behind the recent houses on the South east of the square; so one can easily miss the square’s 3rd interesting temple, Teel Madhav Narayan displays all the iconography of a lord Vishnu temple: a glided Sankha (conch), Charka (wheel) and Garuda are all hoisted on pillars out front in a manner clearly imitating the great temple of Changu Narayan. Although the place was in use since 1080A.D.The icon were believed to be placed inside the temple only in 1170 A.D.
The open courtyard of the temple is used for the sacred ceremony of Ihi-a ritual of young Newar girls being wedded to lord Vishnu.
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Bhaktapur (भक्तपुर), About this sound, listen (help·info); literally translates to “city of devotees”), also known as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप Khwopa), is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal about 8 miles (13 km) from the capital city, Kathmandu. It is located in and serves as the headquarters of Bhaktapur District in Bagmati Pradesh of Nepal. It is administratively divided into 10 wards.
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