Taleju Temple is a
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...
dedicated to
Taleju Bhawani, the royal goddess of the
Malla dynasty
Malla may refer to: Places
;Bolivia
*Malla, Bolivia, a locality
* Malla Jawira, a river
* Malla Jaqhi, a mountain
* Malla Municipality
* Malla Qullu, a mountain
;India
* Mallapuram, Tamil Nadu
*Malla (tribe), an ancient republic, one of the s ...
of Nepal. It was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla and is located in
Hanuman Dhoka
Hanuman Dhoka () is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal.The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the ...
,
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: येँ लायकु/𑐥𑐾𑑄 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐹, Nepali: हनुमानढोका दरबार; ''Basantapur Durbar Kshetra'') is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathma ...
, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
. Inside the temple, there is a shire dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, and
Kumari Devi. Taleju Temple is only opened once a year on the occasion of
Dashain
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also known as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a Hindu religious festival in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. It is also celebrated by other religions in Nepal and elsewhere, including the Lho ...
.
Gallery
File:Durbarsquare after earthquake 13.JPG, Taleju Temple after 2015 earthquake
File:Taleju Temple 02.jpg, Taleju Temple viewed from the entrance
References
External links
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Hindu temples in Kathmandu District
Kathmandu District
Kathmandu Durbar Square
World Heritage Sites in Nepal
16th-century establishments in Nepal
Newa architecture
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