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Taleju Temple is built in honor of the female royal deity, Taleju Bhawani. It is only opened once a year for the King and a few select priests.
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English: The Taleju temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square is not the oldest! It is the most important but the oldest is the Taleju temple in Bhaktapur which was built in the 14th century. The Kathmandu Taleju temple was built in 1564 by King Mahendra Malla. As you may know the Malla kings of the Kathmandu Valley had an artisic and physical rivaleryThe Kathmandu Taleju temple temple was modeled on the shape of a yantra, a form of mandala or a mystical diagram with magical powers. This idea came from the Hindu Goddess Taleju Bhawani herself. When the temple was opened Taleju Bhawani made a special appearance, one of the few gods every to be noted for doing so. That aid the . Goddess Taleju showed up disguised as a bee. |
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