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न्यातपोल मन्दिर
Bhaktapur, Bagmati · 27.6714°, 85.4286°
The tallest temple in Nepal, a five-tiered pagoda on Bhaktapur's Taumadhi Square dedicated to the tantric goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. King Bhupatindra Malla commissioned it and the whole structure was raised in about six months between December 1701 and July 1702, with workers and materials drawn from across his kingdom.
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 goddess Bhagavati, in her form as Siddhi Lakshmi, is said to have overpowered the destructive Bhairava and carried him in her hand; the king built the temple facing Bhairava's shrine, its stone guardians ranged in pairs on each terrace, each pair held to be ten times stronger than the one below.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla
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