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Te Bahal, Kathmandu · 27.7024°, 85.3122°
A shrine at Te Bahal in central Kathmandu, credited to King Gunakama Dev, whose deity is petitioned to turn away misfortune and sickness; Hindus worship the goddess as Sankata while Buddhists identify the image with Chanda Maharoshan.
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.
A Bajracharya guru named Bandhu Ratna is said to have used tantric power to confine Sankata and a Yogini inside holy pitchers, which were then enshrined in the temple built for them.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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