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High medieval · Hindu · Nepal

Satyawati Temple

Satyawati, Palpa District · 27.7598°, 83.5357°

Satyawati DeviUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A goddess shrine beside a hill lake at Satyawati in Palpa District, about 30 km south of Tansen and 19 km north of Butwal, revered by the Magar community as their own deity and reached on a foot trail from the Jhumsa bridge on the Siddhartha Highway.

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.

On the night of the festival the goddess is said to grant the wishes of pilgrims who walk three times round the lake and call their wish aloud.

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Sources

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