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Temples in
Patan
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Krishna Mandir
This temple is
located right in front of the palace on the northern side of the
durbar square. Unlike all other temples around the square, it is a
stone temple in the shikhara style which demonstrates the influence of
Indian architecture in Kathmandu. Kind Siddhinarshimha Malla built
this temple in early sixteenth century.
This three-storied temple has stone
carvings on each of its floors from different religious stories.
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Rato Macchindranath Temple
 Rato Macchindranath Temple
is
one of the best examples of pagoda architecture in Patan Durbar
Square. The temple is located towards the south of the palace standing
in the center of a spacious paved courtyard, called the Ta Bahal. It was built in
1408 by King Narendra Malla but a lot of additions were done to this
temple later.
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Door detail at the temple |
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The temple is square in plan and
has a two-tiered pagoda roofing. These roofs are covered
by metal
sheets, which are supported by carved wooden struts. The temple has
four elaborately decorated doorways on all four sides, and these
doorways are guarded by lion figures, which is typical of all Nepali
temples.
A small chaitya is attached to this temple and a large plastered
chaitya besides it. Both the Hindus and the buddhists worship this
temple, which makes it very unique and special to all the Nepalese
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