Nuwakot Bhairabi Temple – Nepal

Address

Nuwakot Bhairabi Temple – Nepal

Nilkantha 45100,

Nepal

Amman

Introduction

Bhairabi Temple is located in the Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot, Nepal. It is dedicated to goddess Bhairavi, the consort of god Bhairav. The temple was built around Nepal’s first king Prithvi Narayan Shah‘s reign. The April 2015 Nepal earthquake devastated the Bhairabi Temple and it was restored in August 2020.

Puranic Significance

The temple was severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake.

In 2016, the Department of Archaeology had initiated the reconstruction of the two-storey temple in its original form and structure. However, the reconstruction work was delayed due to a shortage of construction materials and manpower, and also because of the locals’ protest. The locals had protested in August 2019 claiming that the temple was not being built in its original form and structure. The shrine, located atop a hill near the historic seven-storey Nuwakot Palace, is one of the most important temples in the district and is believed to have been built during the Lichchhavi period. The temple has been built in its original pagoda style in Nuwakot,