Balkumari Temple (Nepali: बालकुमारी मन्दिर) is located in
Lalitpur District in Nepal. The origin of temple is controversial, but is supposed to have been built between 7 and 17th century.
There is a pond near the temple which has been filled with silt and is under restoration.
The original idol of Balkumari was stolen and has not been recovered. The duplicate copy has also been stolen a few times but has been returned.
The temple is a starting point of
Pyakhaa Jatra which ends after 3 days in
Sunakothi
Sunaguthi is a small town located about south of the main Lalitpur city in Lalitpur District. According to 2011 Nepal census, Sunaguthi has a population of 10,092 living in 2397 individual households. Most of the people living in Sunaguthi are Ne ...
. The festival occurs after about a month from
Holi.
See also
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List of Hindu temples in Nepal
References
Hindu temples in Lalitpur District, Nepal
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