Kathmandu - Tripureshvara Mandir

East of the ghats on the banks of the Bagmati river a huge three-storied pagoda was constructed in 1818 by Queen Tripurasindari to commemorate Rana Bahadur Shah, murdered in 1806. A kneeling figure of the Queen can be seen on the column in front of the temple. The pagoda stands on a high stepped platform in the center of a rectangular court and is encircled by four shrines. A huge trident and statue of the bull Nandi announce the temple's dedication to Shiva. Along the Bagmati embankment runs the Juddha Ghat.