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Swet
Bhairav
Temple
is
located
at
Kathmandu
Durbar
Square.
Swet
Bhairav,
literally
meaning
‘the
White
Bhairav’
is
the
biggest
face
idol
of
Bhairav
in
the
world.
Shweta
Bhairav’s
real
name
is
'Sarabh
Mukh'.
‘At
one
time
Sarabh
is
considered
the
ferocious
beast
of
the
universe.
Although
the
huge
face
of
Shweta
Bhairav
is
at
Hanuman
Dhoka,
the
full
body
is
in
the
Pachali
temple
premises
of
Teku.
The
face
idol
has
a
huge
face
is
about
15
feet
in
size.
The
small
idol
on
the
head
of
this
idol
is
considered
to
be
Brahma.
The
moon
and
sun
are
also
at
the
top
of
this
idol.This
gold-plated
idol
is
called
Shweta
Bhairav
based
on
its
original
white
color.
It
was
initially
built
during
the
Lichhavi
period
and
later
again
it
was
re-established
by
King
Rana
Bahadur
Shah
in
1795
AD.
The
temple
architecture
is
simple.
The
massive
face
of
Swet
Bhairav
is
housed
Inside
the
nine
ota
tiki
jhya
(a
window
with
small
wooden
holes).
The
general
public
can
observe
him
during
3
festivals
Indrajatra,
Chaite
Dashain
&
Bada
Dashain.
As
per
legend,
once
Ran
Bahadur
Shah
had
torn
down
the
idols
to
verify
power
possessed
by
the
gods
and
goddesses
of
the
valley.
When
he
hit
white
idol
of
Shweta
Bhairav,
he
fainted
immediately.
This
incident
led
to
the
King
Ran
Bahadur
to
understand
the
power
of
gods
and
goddesses.
After
realizing
that
there
was
divine
power
in
Shweta
Bhairav,
he
worshiped
and
re-establishment
this
Shweta
Bhairav.
It
is
believed
that
after
demolishing
the
stone
statue
of
Swet
Bhairab,
the
then
king
Ran
Bahadur
saw
only
Bhairab
in
a
dream
and
restored
the
statue
of
Bhairav
hiding
it
inside
the
wooden
window,
so
that
he
would
not
have
to
dream
again.
Since
it
was
reestablished
by
Ran
Bahadur
Shah
in
Bhadra
of
1852
AD
during
the
period
of
Indrajatra,
from
that
time
it
also
became
part
of
Indrajatra.
There
is
a
belief
that
if
you
see
Bhairav's
huge
face,
you
will
not
be
afflicted
with
any
major
disease.
As
per
another
belief
at
that
time,
there
was
fear
of
ghosts
in
Kathmandu.
It
is
believed
that
after
the
establishment
of
Bhairav,
they
fled
in
fear.
The
main
festival
here
is
Chaitra
Dasami
(Navratra).
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