Upallo Durbar Fortress - Palace

The palace is in two sections, Kalika Durbar and Raj Durbar, linked by the Ranga Mahal. In the west wing there is a temple dedicated to Kali, maintained by members of a particular Brahmin caste. Only they and the king are permitted to enter (ordinary folk will die, it is said, if they set eyes on the religious symbol). The Brahmins sacrifice animals at the temple door. The royal apartments used to be in the east wing. The Dhuni Pati, where Prithvi Narayan Shah was born, has been elevated into a shrine.

Prithvi Narayan Shah had a small Pashupati shrine built as a substitute for the Pashupatinath Temple beside the Bagmati. On the palace's lower level are a functions hall and hospice built by Rudra Shah. On the west side a helicopter