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Early modern · Hindu · Nepal
Ichangu Narayan Temple
Ichangu, Kathmandu, Bagmati · 27.7262°, 85.2515°
Narayana (Vishnu)Licchavi foundation (King Haridutta), rebuilt 18th c.Two-storey pagoda
Sacred since
400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 18th c.; founded 5th c.
Licchavi foundation (King Haridutta), rebuilt 18th c.
History & significance
One of the four great Narayan shrines of the Kathmandu valley, ascribed to the Licchavi king Haridutta in the 5th century and rebuilt in the 18th. Its courtyard is set with images of Garuda and Mahalaxmi, and its idols have been stolen and recovered more than once.