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Beauty
of
Kathmandu
Trailokya
Mohan
Narayan
Temple
at
Kathmandu
Durbar
Square
(Nepal)
The
small
three-storied
Trailokya
Mohan
Narayan
Temple,
built
in
1680
by
Prithvi
Bendra
Malla,
is
the
oldest
temple
in
the
group
adjacent
to
the
south-west
corner
of
the
palace.
Although
badly
damaged
in
the
1934
earthquake
it
was
possible
to
rebuild
it
using
mainly
original
parts.
Among
them
were
the
carved
timber
roof
struts
portraying
the
incarnations
of
Vishnu.
The
figure
of
Garuda
-
a
faithful
copy
of
the
8th
c.
Garuda
in
Narayanhiti
-
was
placed
in
front
of
the
temple
in
1690.
An
inscription
records
it
was
erected
by
Riddhi
Lakshmi,
widow
of
King
Bhupalendra,
his
son
Bhupalendra
(still
a
minor)
and
the
then
Prime
Minister
Lakshmi
Narayan
Joshi
In
the
vicinity
&
left
side
of
the
temple
of
goddess
Kumari
stands
a
temple
Trilokya
Mohan.
It
is
the
oldest
temple
in
the
group
adjacent
to
the
south-west
corner
of
the
palace.
This
temple
stands
on
the
high
rise
5th
plinth
made
of
red
brick.
This
three-storied
Shikhar
style
temple
dedicated
to
Sri
Vishnu
was
built
in
1680
by
the
son
of
Pratap
Mall
,
king
Parthivendra
Malla
(1680
-
1687-
r
7
years)
.
In
this
Trailokyamohan
Narayan
temple,
the
dance
of
the
ten
incarnations
of
Lord
Vishnu
is
performed
for
8
days
from
the
start
of
Indra
Jatra
to
its
end.
Daly
during
the
night
ten
incarnations
of
Lord
Vishnu
are
shown,
in
addition
ten
different
scenes
related
to
Ramayana,
Mahabharata
and
Devi
Mahatmya
are
also
shown
every
day
for
eight
days.
The
Jatra
of
Rato
Matsyendranath
in
Lalitpur,
Bisket
in
Bhaktapur
and
Indrajatra
in
Kathmandu
are
the
main
ones.
Dances
depicting
the
10
incarnations
of
Vishnu
are
performed
on
the
platforms
to
the
east
of
the
temple
during
the
Indra
Jatra
festival
because
this
temple
is
locally
known
as
Das
Avatar
Deval.
In
front
of
the
western
entrance
of
the
temple
the
statue
of
Garuda
is
placed.
This
garuda
murti
with
folded
hands
was
built
by
Rajmata
Riddhilakshmi
.
The
statue
of
garuda
has
its
own
importance
as
it
shows
the
culture
and
tradition
of
the
Lichchhavi
period.
This
statue
is
the
replica
of
the
statue
at
NarayanHiti
Narayani
Sthan.
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