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Patan, Lalitpur District · 27.6767°, 85.3258°
A five-storey free-standing pagoda dedicated to Shiva, standing about 200 m north of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur and built around 1392 by King Jayasthiti Malla.
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 ponds within the temple courtyard are believed to be fed by a spring rising from Gosainkunda, some 43 km north of Kathmandu.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla
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