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High medieval · Hindu · Nepal
Tal Barahi Temple
Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Kaski District, Gandaki · 28.2074°, 83.9536°
Barahi (Varahi), a manifestation of AjimaUndeterminedPagoda
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A two-storey stone pagoda on a small island in Phewa Lake at Pokhara, dedicated to the goddess Barahi and reachable only by boat; pilgrims come chiefly in Baisakh and Kartik and during Dashain.