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King Yoganarendra Malla's statue - Outside the Hari Shankar Temple is a tall column topped by a figure of King Yoganarendra Malla and his queens. The golden figure of the kneeling king atop a lotus bud and protected by the hood of a cobra has been facing towards his palace since 1700. On the cobra's head is a bird figure; legend has it that as long as the bird remains there the king may still return to his palace. A door and window of the palace are always ket open and a hookah is kept ready for the king should he return.

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IMG_8466.JPG - King Yoganarendra Malla's statue - Outside the Hari Shankar Temple is a tall column topped by a figure of King Yoganarendra Malla and his queens. The golden figure of the kneeling king atop a lotus bud and protected by the hood of a cobra has been facing towards his palace since 1700.  On the cobra's head is a bird figure; legend has it that as long as the bird remains there the king may still return to his palace. A door and window of the palace are always ket open and a hookah is kept ready for the king should he return.

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