Watsala Devi Temple

dedicated to Watsala Devi, a form of the Goddess Durga

Directly in front of the palace and beside the king’s statue or next to the Taleju bell is the Watsala Devi temple. This Shikhara style temple is completely constructed in sandstone and is built upon a three stage plinth. And has some similarities to the Krishna temple of Patan. It is dedicated to Watsala Devi, a form of the Goddess Durga. The temple was originally built by King Jitamitra Malla in 1696. The structure that can be seen today, however, is a reconstruction by King Bhupatindra Malla and dates back to the late 17th or early 18th century.  Behind the temple is a water source called lonha hiti and next to it stands the Chayslin Mandap.

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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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