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Maitidevi
Bhagwati
Temple
is
located
between
Dilli
Bazaar
and
Gyaneshwar.
This
temple
has
been
worshipped
and
taken
care
of
by
the
Vajracharyas
of
the
Newar
community
for
generations.
They
are
known
as
the
caretaker
and
guardian
of
the
temple
as
well
as
the
priest
of
this
temple.
The
temple
is
believed
to
have
been
established
in
685
BCE
during
the
reign
of
Amshuverma.
For
years,
morning
and
evening
worship
and
hymns
have
been
performed
in
the
temple.
The
locals
and
priests
have
taken
charge
of
the
worship
and
other
cultural
activities
here.
During
Dashain,
this
temple
is
decorated
with
many
lights
and
the
premises
are
made
very
beautiful
and
pleasant.
According
to
legend,
in
ancient
times,
the
Pancha
Kanyas
flew
from
the
sky
to
Maita.
As
one
of
the
tantriks,
who
used
to
graze
goats,
forced
these
goddesses
to
stay
here
by
his
tantra
power
for
the
defense
of
the
country.
Since
then,
this
temple
has
been
called
Maiti
Devi
as
the
mother
of
all
three
Pancha
Devi.
According
to
another
legend,
while
digging
a
field
on
the
bank
of
Rudramati
(now
Dhobi
Khola,
which
flows
northeast
of
the
temple),
Munikar
(Farmer)
found
a
stone
(Sheila).
The
farmer
tried
a
thousand
times
to
move
it
but
could
not.
At
that
time,
the
peacock’s
feathers
woke
up
the
farmer
while
the
Panchkumaris
were
walking
on
the
peacock
from
the
sky.
He
then
told
the
goddesses
about
the
pain
he
had
suffered.
After
telling
his
story
to
the
Pancha
Kumaris,
the
goddess
became
happy
and
stayed
there.
That
is
why
some
even
called
this
temple
as
Mayurtirtha.
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