Degu Taleju Temple, Kathmandu, Bagmati Nepal

Taleju temple in Kathamandu was constructed in 1564 by the King Mahendra Malla. This temple is totally devoted to Taleju, a type of the goddess Durga. The Taleju temple is one of the most well known temples out of the three Taleju temples construted by the Malla kings. Apart, Kathamandu, the other two Taleju Temples are in Bhaktapur and Patan.

Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity or the royal goddess of the Malla Kings in the 14th century. Built in 1564 by King Mahendra Malla, Taleju Temple is the royal deity of Malla kings. The temple stands 36,6 meters high, resting on a twelve stage plinth. Its three roofs soar above the rest of the Hanuman-dhoka complex, and until very recent times it was considered very inauspicious to build a house higher than this temple. At the eighth stage of the plinth, the step broadens out into a platform with 12 miniature temples. This ultra-sacrosanct temple is for hindus opened only once a year, during Dashain.