TALEJU BHAWANI TEMPLE

 Taleju Bhawani was the mother goddess of MaIla kings. It is be that Taleju Bhawani was the mother goddess of Lord lndra the C rain. In Treta Yug (era), demon Meghraj vanquished Indra in a and brought the mother goddess, Taleju Bhawani, from Indral Lanka. the kingdom of his father Rawan. When Rawan abducts (the wife of Lord Ram), Lord Ram attacked Lanka to bring bad He brought back Sita along with Taleju Bhawani. The story goes* idol of Taleju Bhawani was first brought to Bhaktapur from Sirrir during the era of King Yaksha Mafia in the 15th Century. At the Bhaktapur was the capital of Kathmandu valley. When Yaksha divided the kingdom among his sons. Taleju Bhawani was also it in all the kingdoms. It is also believed that Kumari is the incarna Goddess Taleju Bhawani. Another tale states that the king of Sara had brought Taleju Bhawani when he arrived in Nepal upon his

 Among all temples at Durbar square area, the ter of Taleju Bhawani is the s magnificent. It is a huge th storied pagoda structure buil King Ratna Malta, the son of) Yaksha Malta. It is located neat Mahendreswor Mahadev ten Taleju Bhawani was regarded j guardian figure of Mafia king temple is surrounded by 16 pagoda style temples. To emple's opposite are three stone statues with the mark irishul, the tantric trident nil Shiva. The area is also • as Trishul Chowk. There D a horse near the temple to din the mount of Goddess Bhawani. According to orditional belief, this horse not be fed leftovers as it ordered impure (jutho). The r opens once every year ischis during the festival of in. The main entrance of wile on the southern wing ro lion statues guarding the my. It is known as Singha Dwar