Venkatesh Mandir (Devasthan) is a Hindu mandir located in Gaushala, Batttisputali Kathmandu, Nepal. It resembles the Lord Tirupati Balaji of India.[1]
Location
editVenkatesh Mandir (Devasthan) is located at Gaushala in Kathmandu. It is near the holy pilgrimage Pashupatinath and Gaushala chowk.
Introduction
editThis temple is one of the oldest[quantify] Vaishnav temples of Nepal. It is run by the help of devotees.
History
editLegend states that in 1898 C.E.[2] Vaikuntha wasi Srimati Garudhwaj Ramanuja Dasi "aafuaama" and her husband Govindacharya made a pilgrimage to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in India, returning to Nepal with a small statue of Balaji (also known as Venkateswara, a manifestation of the Hindu Vishnu). Temple management states that other statues were also brought back from other visits.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Venkatesh Mandir (Devasthan) | Vanketesh Mandir of Kathmandu". Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ 112-yr-old statue at Venkatesh temple - The Kathmandu Post - HighBeam Research
- ^ Staff (2011-07-22). "112-yr-old statue at Venkatesh temple". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
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