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Pharping, Kathmandu District · 27.6300°, 85.2700°
A pagoda temple of Vishnu in his Sheshnarayan form near Pharping in the southern Kathmandu Valley, believed to have been raised in the reign of the Licchavi king Vishnugupta; it is counted among the four Narayana temples of the valley.
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 four Narayana temples are said to stand on hilltops at the cardinal points to guard the Kathmandu Valley.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Licchavi
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