Shiva Parvati Temple

Shiva Parvati Temple
Shiva Parvati Temple in 2014
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKathmandu District
ProvinceBagmati Province
DeityShiva Parvati
Location
LocationKathmandu Durbar Square
CountryNepal
Shiva Parvati Temple is located in Bagmati Province
Shiva Parvati Temple
Shown within Bagmati Province
Shiva Parvati Temple is located in Nepal
Shiva Parvati Temple
Shiva Parvati Temple (Nepal)
Geographic coordinates27°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]

  • 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.


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