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Changu Narayan Temple

Bhaktapur District, Nepal

Also known as: Changu NarayanKuil Changu Narayanचाँगुनारायण मन्दिरचांगुनारायण मंदिरचाङ्गुनारायण मन्दिरচাঙ্গু নারায়ণ মন্দিরசங்கு நாராயணன் கோயில்చంగు నారాయణ దేవాలయంചംഗു നാരായൺ

Garuda Narayana temple in Changu Narayan in Nepal
Photo: Gerd Eichmann via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple was 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. The temple was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityVishnu[1]
Founded325 CE[1]
Heritage listingpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site[1]
LocationBhaktapur District, Nepal
StatusActive

History

  1. 325 CE — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q1062150 — Wikidata
  2. Changu Narayan Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia