Tundal Devi Temple is a Hindu temple located in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal.[1] The temple is built in three stories with a pagoda style roof.[2] It was built in the Licchavi period.[3] Every year a Jatra is organized in Gahanapokhari to search the lost jewels of Tudaldevi. According to the legend, Tudaldevi lost her jewels while swimming in the pond with her sisters Mahalaxmi, Manamaiju, and Nuwakotdevi.[4]

Tundal Devi Temple
टुँडाल देवी मन्दिर
Religion
AffiliationHiduism
Location
LocationKathmandu
CountryNepal
Geographic coordinates27°43′36″N 85°19′59″E / 27.726705°N 85.333055°E / 27.726705; 85.333055

References

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  1. ^ 黒川賢一; 布野修司; 横井健 (1998). "ハディガオン (カトマンズ, ネパール) の空間構成: 聖なる施設の分布と祭祀". 日本建築学会計画系論文集. 63 (514): 155–162.
  2. ^ "kathmandu-valley-temples.com". Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ^ "टुँडालमा शृंगारिक कला". टुँडालमा शृंगारिक कला. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. ^ "The forgotten town of Handigaun". Retrieved 2022-05-11.