Nepal: The Vatsala Durga Temple (left) and the Chyasalin Mandap Temple (right), Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley (1996)

The Vatsala Temple, a few metres southeast of the Bhupatindra Pillar, was built in 1672 CE by Jagatprakasha Malla. Its most conspicuous feature is a bell, about four feet high and set in a massive stone frame, which was added by Ranajit Malla in 1737. The bell was rung to call the faithful to the morning prayers conducted for Taleju.

The Chyasalin Mandap is an octagonal pavilion built in the 18th century.

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Rainer Krack

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