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Krishna Mandir - Built by King Siddhinarshingh Malla, records indicate that this temple was completed with the installation of the image on the 1st floor in 1637. With its strong Mughal influences, this stone temple is clearly of Indian design, unlike the nearby brick-and-timber, multiroofed Newari temples. The 1st and 2nd floors of this temple are made up of a line of three miniature pavilions, from the top of which rises a shikhara-style spire. The stone carvings along the beam above the first floor recount events of the Mahabharata, while on the 2nd floor are scenes from the Ramayana.

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IMG_8471.JPG - Krishna Mandir - Built by King Siddhinarshingh Malla, records indicate that this temple was completed with the installation of the image on the 1st floor in 1637. With its strong Mughal influences, this stone temple is clearly of Indian design, unlike the nearby brick-and-timber, multiroofed Newari temples. The 1st and 2nd floors of this temple are made up of a line of three miniature pavilions, from the top of which rises a shikhara-style spire. The stone carvings along the beam above the first floor recount events of the Mahabharata, while on the 2nd floor are scenes from the Ramayana.

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