Panchakanya Temple
Panchakanya Temple is a Hindu temple in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Panchakanya Temple is situated nearby to Universal Dental Hospital, as well as near Prime College.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Basantapur Durbar Square.
Swayambhunath
Buddhist temple
Basantapur Durbar Square
Square
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Basantapur Durbar Square is situated 3 km east of Panchakanya Temple.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath. The museum was established in 1975. Since then the museum has collected 50,000 specimens of Nepal’s flora, fauna, and funga. Natural History Museum is situated 2 km northeast of Panchakanya Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitapaila and Tinthana.
Sitapaila
Suburb
Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.
Tinthana
Suburb
Tinthana is a town and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726.
Kirtipur
Photo: Etter Studio, CC BY 2.0.
Kirtipur is a town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, 5 km southwest of Kathmandu on a rocky hill between 1,300-1,500 m in elevation. It is one of the oldest settlements in the valley, and was an ancient capital of Nepal.
Panchakanya Temple
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.69952° or 27° 41′ 58″ northLongitude
85.27807° or 85° 16′ 41″ eastOpen location code
7MV7M7XH+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6042937185OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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