Lalitpur: The reconstruction of the Degu Taleju temple at Patan Durbar Area, a world heritage site, has been completed.
The temple was completely damaged in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. The reconstruction works on the exterior of this historic temple have been completed while the interiors are in progress and running in the second phase, said Leela Pathak, Chief of the Patan Monuments Conservation and Durbar Supervision Office.
She said that the largest and tallest temple in Lalitpur would be inaugurated after conducting the atonement worship and completing the interior works. “The temple which dates back to the Malla- era has been reconstructed in its original style,” she added.
The Government of Japan had assisted Rs 130 million to reconstruct the temple.
The reconstruction of most of the heritages in Lalitpur has been completed while the rebuilding works of a few of the heritages is ongoing, according to Pathak, the Chief of the Patan Monuments Conservation and Durbar Supervision Office.
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