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The Bhimsen Mandir or Bhimsen Temple is an 18th-century Hindu temple located in Nalamukh, Pokhara, Nepal. Bhimsen is the patron deity of people of Newari ethnicity. [1] The temple like many in Nepal has erotic carvings on the struts. [2] [3]

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A Trijunction in Pokhara, Nepal, that has some very old houses in the city with spectacular architecture. Nalamukh among the first residential areas and commercial centers in Pokhara before 1960. Bhimsen Temple is located in Nalamukh.

Dolakha Bhimsen Temple Temple in Nepal

Dolakha Bhimsen Temple is located in the Bhimeshwar municipality of Dolakha in Nepal, approximately 4.5 km east of Charikot. The temple is roofless in the center and it houses a triangular-shaped stone idol of Bhimsen. The idol is believed to resemble three deities: Bhimeshwar in the morning, Mahadeva throughout the day, and Narayana in the evening. The temple attracts around 5,000 worshippers every week. The temple is believed to signal any bad fortune before it takes place.

References

  1. Tucci, Giuseppe (1969). Rati-līlā: An Interpretation of the Tantric Imagery of the Temples of Nepal. Nagel. pp. 42–43.
  2. Finlay, Hugh (1999). Nepal. Lonely Planet. p. 268. ISBN   978-0-86442-704-5.
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