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High medieval · Hindu · Nepal
Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple
देालेश्वर माहादेव नेपाल
Bhaktapur, Bagmati · 27.6389°, 85.4381°
ShivaUndeterminedPagoda
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A pagoda-roofed Shiva shrine in Suryabinayak Municipality of Bhaktapur district, drawing large gatherings at Shivaratri, Teej and Balachaturdasi. The temple's early history is not documented, though it is popularly linked to the Mahabharata.