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Taleju Temple, Kathmandu
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Taleju Temple, Kathmandu

तलेजु मन्दिर

Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Taleju Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, the royal patron goddess of the Malla dynasty of Nepal. It was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla and is located in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Inside the temple, there is a shrine to Taleju Bhawani, and her human embodiment, the Kumari Devi. The Taleju Temple is only opened once a year on the occasion of Dashain.

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Type
Hindu temple wd
Located in
Kathmandu (city) › Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) wd

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Where is Taleju Temple, Kathmandu located?
Taleju Temple, Kathmandu is located in Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Taleju Temple, Kathmandu · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): तलेजु मन्दिर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q83776242 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Taleju Temple (17231063613) (cropped) (cropped).jpg by Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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