Bajrabarahi Temple — Attraction in Godawari

Temple of Barahi How to reach here via a public transport: Take a bus of Chapagaun from Lagankhel bus park.

(Information from the internet) Myth: According to the legends, the temple was established in the month of Chaitra in 784 BS by Shrinewas Malla and it is said that the place, where the temple stands today, was a pond in the middle of the forest back then. It is believed that the goddess Bajrabarahi incarnated from the pond and hence, a temple was established in its place later. The temple not only has the image of the goddess but also the statue of Nawadevta on its left and right sides, along with the statue of Lord Shiva. Also, the temple does not have a gajur (pinnacle), which is quite uncommon for the temples in Nepal, especially Kathmandu. It is said that the gajur was made in Patan and the night before it was to be put, the priest of the temple saw a nightmare where he dreamt that anyone who would try to put the gajur in the temple would die of heat injury. Hence, the idea of putting up a pinnacle on the top of the temple was dropped and the temple remained without it.

Environmental value: The temple is situated amidst a beautiful place which still has the untouched beauty of the nature that is quite difficult to find in the hectic and busy areas of Kathmandu.

The temple is surrounded by a huge forest which is famous for bird watching as a wide variety of birds and around 166 varieties of flora including rare orchids could be found here. Among the forty-eight different varieties of birds, some of them are parrots, Bengal green pigeon, black drongo, blue-throated barbet, crested...

As soon as you enter the entrance gate you can feel the spiritual vibes surrounding you with the cluster of dense trees and rocky pavemt leading you to the main premise of the Bajrabarahi temple. The temple itself is located at the beautiful place inbetween the dense forest. But what worse going on here is the lack of management along with the devotees and picnic goers. From my personal experience, I got to witness the devotees having party in the temple premise with the loud western music going on which I found personally very annoying and ruining the culture and environment of the temple area and even the person responsible for taking care of temple area was okay with it. Similarly, the picnic spot is the best one that you can find in Kathmandu but due to the lack of self awareness, picnic goers are polluting the picnic spot by simply scattering the litters behind and playing out loud music. What we need to know is, it's a temple premise with the jungle having wild animals and birds residing there. Therefore,I request all the visitors to be self aware about such things and let's contribute from our own side. If we can't clean then atleast lets not make it dirty too. Save culture & the premise of...

This temple is one of the oldest temple of kathmandu of Barahi goddess who is the most essential goddess for hindu religion. This temple is about 6 km far from chapagaon chowk of ringroad. According to the legends, the temple was established in the month of Chaitra in 784 BS by Shrinewas Malla and it is said that the place where the temple stands today, there was a pond in the middle of the forest back then. It is believed that the goddess Bajrabarahi incarnated from the pond and hence, a temple was established in its place later. The temple not only has the image of the goddess but also the statue of Nawadevta on its left and right sides, along with the statue of Lord Shiva. Also, the temple does not have a gajur (pinnacle), which is quite uncommon for the temples in Nepal, especially Kathmandu. It is said that the gajur was made in Patan and the night before it was to be put, the priest of the temple saw a nightmare where he dreamt that anyone who would try to put the gajur in the temple would die of heat injury. Hence, the idea of putting up a pinnacle on the top of the temple was dropped and the temple...