Sheshnarayan Temple

Hindu temple in Nepal

Sheshnarayan Temple
शेषनारायण शेषनारायण मन्दिर
Lord Vishnu in a small pond at Shesh Narayan Temple.
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kathmandu
Deity	Vishnu
Location
Country	Nepal
27°38′N 85°16′E / 27.63°N 85.27°E / 27.63; 85.27
Architecture
Type	Pagoda

The Sheshnarayan Temple is an ancient Hindu temple complex in Sheshnarayan Village Development Committee (VDC). The site is near the ancient town of Pharping, which lies approximately 20 kilometers south-west of Kathmandu, Nepal.^[1]

Mythological Origins

The temple is one of the four Narayana temples of the Kathmandu Valley, a World Heritage Site. The other three are Icchangu Narayan, Bishanku Narayan and Changu Narayan. These temples, which stand in the four cardinal directions, are believed to be built during the reign of the Licchavi king Vishnugupta. Their locations in the cardinal directions and on hilltops was to guard the Kathmandu Valley.^{[citation needed]}