Krishna Mandir

4 Raja Ram Parajuli - 6 months ago

Mesmerizing beauty of old heritage structures from Nepal. Great place to chill with your friends as well as your family.
I just love to visit here !
Peaceful environment !!
Enjoyable on day and more on evening !!!

5 Era Maskey - 2 weeks ago

Great area to chill and relax. My best hang out spot to spend some time with friends or sisters. Area is very peaceful and still one of my favorite place to visit.

5 Death Stalk3rYT - 4 months ago

Clean, beautiful, peaceful, artistic and spiritual. This place has everything. Best time to visit would be evening after 5 coz the rush is amazing. The vibes hit u different and joy comes within self with the environment. Historically significant value, museum and cafes nearby to spend the evening with ur travel buddy. 10/10 worth the travel

5 Asish Sharma - a month ago

A Colossal temple built in the Shikhara style praising the God of wit, love and devotion Lord Krishna is an art.... Splendid doesn't confer its title.... Crafted with stone; every details are simply breathtaking like those Whims of Lord Krishna.... A must go to and experience this place....

5 Asmita - 2 months ago

It's different from others temples present among Kathmandu valley, There are alot of temples to visit . The museum is amazing which contains lots of architects., There is a peaceful garden to take rest ❣️

4 Vishal Shrestha - 7 months ago

It's compact, the square has beautiful antique monuments, restaurants, tea shops and outside seating areas. You'll not like it much if you don't like crowd though

5 Sagar's Vlog - 3 weeks ago

The Krishna temple on the west side of Patan's Darbar square was completed in 1637. Legend says that it was inspired by a dream. One night, King Siddhi Narasingh Malla (r. 1620-61) dreamt that the gods Krishna and Radha were standing in front of the palace. The King ordered a temple built on the same location. During a war with a neighboring kingdom a decade later, the King emerged victorious after calling on Krishna to vanquish his enemies. In gratitude, the King built a replica of the temple inside the Sundari Chauk courtyard.
The Krishna temple is built in the sikhara style common to north India and Bengal, a design technique found in monuments as far afield as Bagan, Myanmar. Beneath its 21 golden pinnacles are three floors. The first floor enshrines Krishna, the second Shiva (in the form of a linga), and the third Lokeshwor. Except for the ground floor, a series of chhatri pavilions frame the inner ambulatories; eight each are located at the corners and cardinal directions of the second and third levels, while the fourth level includes four ornamental chattri built directly into each face of the sikhara. On the ground floor, the inner walls of the wraparound gallery are divided into five bays on each side, with a door located at the center of each facade. The remaining bays feature scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata narrated in Newari script.
Krishna is believed to be an earthly incarnation of Vishnu; hence, images of Vishnu and his mount, Garuda, are found throughout the temple. Four full-size statues of Vishnu upon Garuda surround the base of the sikhara, while bas-reliefs of the same theme are located on the ground floor cornices. Depictions of the 10 avatars of Vishnu are also set on the outside face of the ground-level gallery. A freestanding statue of gided Garuda, mounted upon a pole, is set in front of the temple. It was erected by Siddhi Narasingh Malla about ten years after construction of the temple.
The Krishna Mandir is managed by local Brahmins and is still used, though entrance is forbidden to non-Hindus (as was the case with the nearby Bhimsen temple, currently awaiting restoration as it was completely destroyed in the 2015 earthquake).
The temple was hard-hit by the 2015 earthquake, sustaining structural damage, particularly to its upper floors. It was painstakingly restored by the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) at the cost of 5.7 million Nepali rupees (~$55,000 USD) and reopened to pilgrims and tourists in 2018.

Details via : Asian Historical Architecture!