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Pokhara, Gandaki · 28.2378°, 83.9842°
The principal Shakta temple of Pokhara, established around the 1760s and given a royally appointed priest by King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah in 1815. Its hilltop compound also holds shrines to Saraswati, Shiva, Hanuman and Ganesha.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The goddess is held to be Yogamaya of the Vindhya hills in India, brought to Pokhara by royal order after a king's pilgrimage vision.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Shah era
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