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Late medieval · Hindu · Nepal

Kumbheshwar Temple

Patan, Lalitpur District · 27.6767°, 85.3258°

ShivaMallaPagoda
Sacred since
1392 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1392 (Jayasthiti Malla)
Malla

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla