Changu Narayan Temple

Changu Narayan Temple
Changu Narayan temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictBhaktapur
ProvinceBagmati
DeityVishnu
FestivalsTeej, Prabodhini Ekadashi, Naag Panchami
Location
LocationChangunarayan
CountryNepal
Changu Narayan Temple is located in Kathmandu
Changu Narayan Temple
location in Kathmandu
Geographic coordinates27°42′58.6″N 85°25′40.4″E / 27.716278°N 85.427889°E / 27.716278; 85.427889
Architecture
TypePagoda
CreatorHaridatta Barma
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Designated1979 (3rd session)
Part ofKathmandu Valley
Reference no.121bis-007

Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located on a hilltop of Changu (also called Dolagiri) in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest hindu temples in Nepal. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, one of three principal deities in Hinduism.[1][2]

  1. ^ Suwal, Rajan; Joshi, Pukar (2021), Structural Vulnerability of Changu Narayan Temple, 17th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan (PDF), retrieved 2024-11-08
  2. ^ ntb.gov.np