Changu Narayan Temple: An Ancient Hindu Temple of Nepal Changu Narayan Temple: An Ancient Hindu Temple of Nepal

Changu Narayan Temple:
An Ancient Hindu Temple of Nepal

Changu Narayan Temple is claimed to be the Kathmandu Valley's oldest Hindu temple still in use. It is one of the famous temples of Nepal. The main shrine, which is built in the two-tiered pagoda style, is guarded on all sides by pairs of actual and legendary monsters — elephants, lions, winged lions, and ram-horned griffons – and its roof struts show some astonishingly beautiful Tantric deity carvings. Changu Narayan Temple is a seven-mile drive east of Kathmandu. You can take a bus from Kathmandu to Bhaktapur, then another bus to the temple. On the route up to the temple, there is also a museum. The majority of the grounds within the temple complex are open to the public, but only priests are permitted to access the main temple. Foreign nationals must pay 300 Nepalese rupees (USD 2.60) to enter. Changu Naryan Temple is 15.8 km far from Pashupatinath Temple (if we go through Bhaktapur Road) and is 18.8 km far if we go through Araniko Highway. This Temple is 22.3 km far from Swayambhunath Temple (if we go through Bhaktapur Road) and is 21.8 km far if we go through Araniko Highway. You can visit Changu Narayan Temple, looking...

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