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Late medieval · Hindu · Nepal

Krishna Mandir, Patan

पाटनको कृष्ण मन्दिर

Lalitpur, Bagmati · 27.6736°, 85.3250°

Krishna, with Rukmini and SatyabhamaMallaShikharaUNESCO World Heritage
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
17th c. (Siddhi Narsingh Malla)
Malla

History & significance

A seventeenth-century stone shikhara temple raised by King Siddhi Narsingh Malla in Patan Durbar Square, unusual in a valley of pagoda-roofed shrines. Badly damaged in the April 2015 earthquake, it was restored and reopened to worshippers in 2018.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla