Shiva Parvati Temple

Hindu temple in Bagmati Province, Nepal
27°42′16″N 85°18′23″E / 27.704447866917825°N 85.30643325926691°E / 27.704447866917825; 85.30643325926691

Shiva Parvati Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal.[1]

It was built by Bahadur Shah, son of Nepal's first king Prithvi Narayan Shah.[2][3] The temple survived the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[4][5]

Gallery

  • Shiva and Parvati looking down
    Shiva and Parvati looking down
  • The aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; Shiva Parvati Temple located extremely right
    The aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; Shiva Parvati Temple located extremely right

References

  1. ^ Dangol, Purusottam (2007). Elements of Nepalese Temple Architecture. Adroit Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-87392-77-4.
  2. ^ "Shiva-Parvati Temple". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Samson, Karl; Aukshunas, Jane (15 September 1999). Frommer's Nepal. Wiley. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-02-862628-4.
  4. ^ "Fallen: Nepal's historic landmarks after the quake". CNN. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Five years on, temples still on wooden stand". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Shiva-Parvati Temple, Kathmandu at Wikimedia Commons


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