Shiva Parvati Temple Explained

Shiva Parvati Temple
Deity:Shiva Parvati
Location:Kathmandu Durbar Square
District:Kathmandu District
Country:Nepal
Map Type:Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
Coordinates:27.7044°N 85.3064°W

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]

Notes and References

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