# Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

_Newar Buddhist temple in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra, also Kwa Baha: informally called The Golden Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery", is a historical vihara situated in Patan, Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** temple ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5769439#P31))
- **Established:** 1409 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5769439#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6752, 85.3246

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hiranya Varna Mahavihar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiranya_Varna_Mahavihar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हिरण्यवर्ण महाविहार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5769439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5769439) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 2015-03-30 04-15 Nepal 926 Patan, Lalitpur, Golden Temple (16769604853).jpg by Allie_Caulfield from Germany (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015-03-30_04-15_Nepal_926_Patan,_Lalitpur,_Golden_Temple_(16769604853).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 2015-03-30 04-15 Nepal 926 Patan, Lalitpur, Golden Temple (16769604853).jpg — Allie_Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Hiranya Varna Mahavihar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/hiranya-varna-mahavihar. Retrieved 11 November 2026.