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One
of
the
greatest
historical
temple.
Nyātāpola
Temple (Nepal
Bhasa: 𑐒𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐥𑑀𑐮,
"ṅātāpola", lit. 'something
with
five
storey')
is
a
five
tiered
temple
located
in
the
central
part
of Bhaktapur, Nepal. It
is
the
tallest
monument
within
the
city
and
is
also
the
tallest
temple
of Nepal.
This
temple
was
commissioned
by
King Bhupatindra
Malla,
the
construction
of
which
lasted
for
six
months
from
31
December
1701
to
15
July
1702. The
temple
has
survived four
major
earthquakes and
it's
aftershocks
including
the
recent
7.8
magnitude April
2015
earthquake which
entirely
destroyed
the
city
of Bhaktapur.
Along
with
the
Bhairava
temple
and
other
historical
monuments,
the
Nyatapola
forms
the Tamārhi square,
the
most
important
area
of Bhaktapur and
a
popular tourist
destination.
The
Nyatapola
temple
holds
a
great
important
in
the
culture
and
folklore
of Bhaktapur.
It's silhouette is
used
by
the
municipality
as
well
most
of
the
corporations
of
the city.
Reaching
to
a
height
of
33 m
(108.26 ft),
the
Nyatapola
temple
dominates
the
skyline
of Bhaktapur and
is
the
tallest
monument
there. The
temple
is
of
a
great
cultural
importance
to
the people
of
Bhaktapur as
numerous folklore of
the
city
is
based
on
the
monument. The
Nyatapola
Square
also
divides
the
town
of Bhaktapur into
two
parts: Thané (lit. 'Upper
one')
and Konhé (lit. 'Lower
one').
The
gates
of
the
temple
is
only
opened
once
a
year
in
July
on
the
anniversary
of
its
establishment
during
which
the Avāla subgroup
of
the Newars plant
a
triangular
flag
on
its
top
and
the Karmacharya priests
perform
a
ritual
on
the
deity. Since
the
public
is
not
allowed
in,
the
deity
housed
inside
is
also
not
known
to
the
public
although
it
is
generally
accepted
that
the
temple
houses
a
powerful Tantric incarnation
of
the
mother
goddess. Even
the
contemporary
manuscript
dealing
with
the
construction
of
the
temple
does
not
mention
the
name
of
the
deity
housed
inside.
The
words 𑐒𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐥𑑀𑐮𑐮𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐮,
ṅātāpolaladevala (where devala means
temple
in Classical
Newar)
written
in
the ledger of
its
construction.
Nyatapola
is
regarded
as
unique
in
terms
of
its
name
as
it
one
of
the
only
few
temples
which
is
not
named
after
the
deity
residing
inside
it. It's
name
is
derived
from
the
local Nepal
Bhasa name
"ṅātāpola", where
"ṅātā"
means
something
with
five
storey
while
"pola"
means
roof
in
the Bhaktapur
dialect of Nepal
Bhasa . Newar
people outside
of Bhaktapur use
the
term
"Nyātāpau",
where
"nyātā"
has
the
same
meaning
as
"ṅātā" and
"pau" has
same
meaning
as
"pola".
The
name
"𑐒𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐥𑑀𑐮 (ṅātāpola)"
has
been
in
use
since
it's
construction
as
the
temple
was
referred
as
such
in
the ledger of
its
construction
work. Historian
Purushottam
Lochan
Shrestha
found
an
inscription
being
used
as
a
stair
stone
by
soldiers
housed
in Bhaktapur
Durbar
Square. The
inscription,
which
was
heavily
damaged
by
the
act
and
only
three
words
and
a
date
survived
talks
about
the
inauguration
of
the
temple
on
15
July
1702
and
uses
the
word
"𑐒𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐥𑑀𑐮 (ŋ̊ātāpola)"
to
refer
to
the
temple. Raj
Man
Singh
Chitrakar who
drew
a
sketch
of
the
Nyatapola
temple
in
1844
AD
has
inscribed
this
temple
as
"Gniato
Polo
temple
of
Devi". Similarly, Henry
Ambrose
Oldfield who
painted
this
temple
in
1854
AD
has
inscribed
this
temple
as
"Temple
of
Devi
Bhagwati
at
Bhatgaon".
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