The stone temple dedicated to Lord Krishna situated at the Patan Durbar Square is unmatched for its finest carving in the Lalitpur district. The stone temple built in the Sikhara style of architecture was constructed by the King Siddhi Narasingha MaIla in the 17th century. The temple has 21 spires and enshrined inside is the idol of lord Krishna. Krishna is one of ten avatars of lord Vishnu and there are ten different avatars of lord Vishnu surrounding this temple. It is believed that worshipping this temple is equivalent of worshipping the entire Hindu gods and goddesses. On the first floor of the temple, one can see the carved images depicting the events of the Mahabharat and the second floor has the carvings depicting the Ramayana. It is said it took seven years to construct the temple out of different unusual items like legumes, sugar molasses, cotton, sawdust of sal (Shorea Robusta) tree, vermillion powder and stones. In front of this temple, there is a statue of Garuda, the vehicle of Vishnu, kneeling with folded arms atop a pillar facing the temple and on the back of the statue of Garuda is Kothihom Mandap. Non-Hindus are prohibited from entering the temple. Every year, a huge number of worshippers throng the temple during the festival of Krishnasthami, Krishna's birthday held in August/September (Bhadra).
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