Royal Family & the Budhanilkanta

Continuing to today’s date Royal Family aren’t allowed to visit Budhanilkanta “Narayanthan Temple!!!” It’s somehow a matter of thinking right?

Having heard that I decided to visit Narayanthan Temple also known as Budhanilkantha Temple which is situated below the Shivapuri Hill at the northern end of the Kathmandu Valley. So my journey begins here from Ratnapark. The distance between Ratnapark to Narayanthan Temple was approximately 10.1 km, which took me around half hour to reach there. And here I am standing in front of the gate of the Temple. Due to Corona Virus (Covid-19) we weren’t permitted to touch the statue of Lord Vishnu. But I can see there was a big statue of Lord Vishnu sleeping on a bed of Nagas or serpents in the middle of a small pond which is also considered the largest stone carving in Nepal. This statue is 5m long carved out of a single rock dates back to the Lichhavi period. The Lichhavis ruled the valley before being ousted by the Malla dynasty, which in turn were conquered by King Prithivi Narayan Shah.