This is a consecrated temple of Dattatreya. There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
It is located at Dattatreya Square in Bhaktapur. It is 12 kms East of Tribhuvan International Airport.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/VpnbqraBmKcsPGWC7
About Dattatreya Temple
Dattatraya temple is a circular styled (mandala-styled) temple that holds the prestige of being the only shrine, devoted to Dattatreya in Nepal. Though there is no such image of Dattatraya in the temple as normally, common people perceive (the image of Datttraya with three heads in one body- a combined form of Lord Shiva, Vishnu, and Bramha).
Instead, there lies the three images of Lord Dattatraya- Som, Durbasha, and Dutt accordingly on the left, middle, and right of the temple.
This is the temple of Dattatreya yet, the symbols like garuda, conch, and chakra in front of the standing pillars of the temple show the priority of Lord Vishnu over there. In spite of that, the festivals and celebrations related to Lord Shiva seem to attract more devotees over here.
Every year, a large number of devotees from nearby districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Kavre throng to Dattatreya temple for the worship of Lord Shiva every Monday in the month of Shrawan and every Wednesday in the month of Poush.
History of Dattatraya temple
The Dattatraya temple is also considered one of the major as well as oldest temples of Bhaktapur.
King Yaksha Malla, who ruled over the entire Nepalmandal from 1428 A.D. to 1482 A.D. is supposed to be the erector of this temple. As per the book, Illustrated Biography of Lord Duttatreya And His 24 Mentors, this temple was built in Nepal Sambat 590 (1470 A.D.) and was only single-storeyed then.
However, it is mentioned that the temple was opened to the public onward 1486 A.D, only after the demise of King Yakshya Malla, of course, before the reconstruction made by King Raya Malla (the son of King Yakshya Malla). He made it more attractive by adding stories to it in Nepal Sambat 615 (1495 A.D).
Wanna know more about the contributions of Malla Kings? Then the following link must be of your interest.
Malla Kings of Bhaktapur
Furthermore, the name of King Visva Malla also took its place when we talk about the overhanging balcony of the temple that was set up by him in 1548 AD.
Besides these dates of erections, there are other dates that enrol the history related to the Dattatraya temple. It is presumed that in 1769 A.D. when King Prithivi Narayan Shah conquered both Kathamndu and Patan before Bhaktapur, the king of those kingdoms, King Jaya Prakash Malla and Narsimha Malla respectively took shelter in this temple.
However, there is no documentation found about this statement that particularly mentions whether they hide in the Dattatraya temple or in the Bhaktapur Palace Complex. But, yes, they were given shelter in Bhaktapur.
Source
https://www.bhaktapur.com/discover/dattatraya-temple/
This is a consecrated temple of Dattatreya. There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
It is located at Dattatreya Square in Bhaktapur. It is 12 kms East of Tribhuvan International Airport.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/VpnbqraBmKcsPGWC7
About Dattatreya Temple
Dattatraya temple is a circular styled (mandala-styled) temple that holds the prestige of being the only shrine, devoted to Dattatreya in Nepal. Though there is no such image of Dattatraya in the temple as normally, common people perceive (the image of Datttraya with three heads in one body- a combined form of Lord Shiva, Vishnu, and Bramha).
Instead, there lies the three images of Lord Dattatraya- Som, Durbasha, and Dutt accordingly on the left, middle, and right of the temple.
This is the temple of Dattatreya yet, the symbols like garuda, conch, and chakra in front of the standing pillars of the temple show the priority of Lord Vishnu over there. In spite of that, the festivals and celebrations related to Lord Shiva seem to attract more devotees over here.
Every year, a large number of devotees from nearby districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Kavre throng to Dattatreya temple for the worship of Lord Shiva every Monday in the month of Shrawan and every Wednesday in the month of Poush.
History of Dattatraya temple
The Dattatraya temple is also considered one of the major as well as oldest temples of Bhaktapur.
King Yaksha Malla, who ruled over the entire Nepalmandal from 1428 A.D. to 1482 A.D. is supposed to be the erector of this temple. As per the book, Illustrated Biography of Lord Duttatreya And His 24 Mentors, this temple was built in Nepal Sambat 590 (1470 A.D.) and was only single-storeyed then.
However, it is mentioned that the temple was opened to the public onward 1486 A.D, only after the demise of King Yakshya Malla, of course, before the reconstruction made by King Raya Malla (the son of King Yakshya Malla). He made it more attractive by adding stories to it in Nepal Sambat 615 (1495 A.D).
Wanna know more about the contributions of Malla Kings? Then the following link must be of your interest.
Malla Kings of Bhaktapur
Furthermore, the name of King Visva Malla also took its place when we talk about the overhanging balcony of the temple that was set up by him in 1548 AD.
Besides these dates of erections, there are other dates that enrol the history related to the Dattatraya temple. It is presumed that in 1769 A.D. when King Prithivi Narayan Shah conquered both Kathamndu and Patan before Bhaktapur, the king of those kingdoms, King Jaya Prakash Malla and Narsimha Malla respectively took shelter in this temple.
However, there is no documentation found about this statement that particularly mentions whether they hide in the Dattatraya temple or in the Bhaktapur Palace Complex. But, yes, they were given shelter in Bhaktapur.
Source
https://www.bhaktapur.com/discover/dattatraya-temple/
This is a consecrated temple of Dattatreya. There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
It is located at Dattatreya Square in Bhaktapur. It is 12 kms East of Tribhuvan International Airport.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/VpnbqraBmKcsPGWC7
About Dattatreya Temple
Dattatraya temple is a circular styled (mandala-styled) temple that holds the prestige of being the only shrine, devoted to Dattatreya in Nepal. Though there is no such image of Dattatraya in the temple as normally, common people perceive (the image of Datttraya with three heads in one body- a combined form of Lord Shiva, Vishnu, and Bramha).
Instead, there lies the three images of Lord Dattatraya- Som, Durbasha, and Dutt accordingly on the left, middle, and right of the temple.
This is the temple of Dattatreya yet, the symbols like garuda, conch, and chakra in front of the standing pillars of the temple show the priority of Lord Vishnu over there. In spite of that, the festivals and celebrations related to Lord Shiva seem to attract more devotees over here.
Every year, a large number of devotees from nearby districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Kavre throng to Dattatreya temple for the worship of Lord Shiva every Monday in the month of Shrawan and every Wednesday in the month of Poush.
History of Dattatraya temple
The Dattatraya temple is also considered one of the major as well as oldest temples of Bhaktapur.
King Yaksha Malla, who ruled over the entire Nepalmandal from 1428 A.D. to 1482 A.D. is supposed to be the erector of this temple. As per the book, Illustrated Biography of Lord Duttatreya And His 24 Mentors, this temple was built in Nepal Sambat 590 (1470 A.D.) and was only single-storeyed then.
However, it is mentioned that the temple was opened to the public onward 1486 A.D, only after the demise of King Yakshya Malla, of course, before the reconstruction made by King Raya Malla (the son of King Yakshya Malla). He made it more attractive by adding stories to it in Nepal Sambat 615 (1495 A.D).
Wanna know more about the contributions of Malla Kings? Then the following link must be of your interest.
Malla Kings of Bhaktapur
Furthermore, the name of King Visva Malla also took its place when we talk about the overhanging balcony of the temple that was set up by him in 1548 AD.
Besides these dates of erections, there are other dates that enrol the history related to the Dattatraya temple. It is presumed that in 1769 A.D. when King Prithivi Narayan Shah conquered both Kathamndu and Patan before Bhaktapur, the king of those kingdoms, King Jaya Prakash Malla and Narsimha Malla respectively took shelter in this temple.
However, there is no documentation found about this statement that particularly mentions whether they hide in the Dattatraya temple or in the Bhaktapur Palace Complex. But, yes, they were given shelter in Bhaktapur.
Source
https://www.bhaktapur.com/discover/dattatraya-temple/
