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Pim Bahal Pokhari

TIME : 2016/2/17 15:40:00

This large pond is a hidden gem centred around a charming lakeshore pavilion. On the north side is three-tiered Chandeswari Temple built in 1663. Walk around the pond clockwise and you'll pass a 600-year-old whitewashed stupa that was damaged by Muslim invaders in 1357. The compound took some damage in the 2015 earthquake, but repairs are underway.

Northeast of the pond is Sulima Square , a crumbling brick-lined space with a 17th-century Mahadev (Shiva) shrine - it's crumbling a little more now after the earthquake, but can still be visited. On the east side of the square is the derelict house of a famous 16th-century Tantric master.