Kathmandu - Degutale Mandir

A century after completion of the great shrine to Taleju, a temple was built by Shivasimha Malla honoring the Mallas' other family deity, Degutale. It resembles Taleju's shrine but with a tower-like base in place of the stepped platform. The worship of Degutale has its origins in a nature cult, the images being pieces of rock which the Newaris set up and worshipped.