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Kasthamandap - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 27°42′14″N 85°18′21″E / 27.70400°N 85.30583°E

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Kasthamandap
Front view of Kasthamandap
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kathmandu
Location
Location	Kathmandu
State	Bagmati
Country	Nepal
Shown within Kathmandu
Geographic coordinates	27°42′14″N 85°18′21″E / 27.70400°N 85.30583°E / 27.70400; 85.30583
Architecture
Type	Pagoda

Kasthamandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमण्डप, Nepal Bhasa:मरु सत: Maru Satta:; literally "Wood-Covered Shelter") is a reconstructed three-storied public shelter which was built by Lila Vajra. There is also a shrine consecrated to Gorakshanath situated at Maru, Kathmandu, Nepal.^[1]^[2] Several myths and stories about the date of the construction of the Kasthamandap have been resolved with the recent archeological findings: newly discovered objects during the excavation in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake have suggested that the older Kasthamandap may have been built in the 7th century during the Lichhavi era.^[3]

2015 Nepal earthquake and subsequent excavations

A team of international and national experts from the Department of Archaeology (DoA), Government of Nepal and Durham University had excavated beneath the Kasthamandap and found coal and sand in the foundations. The foundation soil, coal, and sand were taken to the University of Stirling, Scotland for carbon and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) tests. Nearly seven months of lab tests showed that the Kasthamandap was built in the 7th century, said Ram Kunwar, spokesperson at the Department of Archeology (DoA).^[4]

On 25 April 2015, Kasthamandap along with many others on the Kathmandu Durbar Square, was damaged and collapsed by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which had an estimated magnitude of 7.9 (M_w).^[5]^[6]

During the excavations, copperplate inscriptions mentioning of Jayasthithi Malla, Jyotir Malla and Yogmati Bhattarika have been recovered from a pillar of the Kasthamandap.^[7] In the manuscripts dated Nepal Sambat 499, 454 and 543, (AD 1288, 1243, 1332) it is written that the person responsible for operating the Pachali Bhairav Jatra has to organise the festival following the specific regulations.^[8]

References

^ "Dipesh Risal: Kasthamandap: Microcosm of Kathmandu's Living Culture and Storied History". www.asianart.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Ramesh Jung Thapa. Kasthamandap" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^ "Archaeological findings prove the Kasthamandap was built in the 7th century, Rising Nepal, Binu Shrestha, Nov. 18, 2016". Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Excavation works continue at the Kasthamandap, Rising Nepal, Kathmandu, Dec 1". Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Rajesh Gurung's photos for The Himalayan Times". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ "Nepal earthquake collapses buildings in Kathmandu and northern India killing more than 1,300, officials say". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ "A Report on the Salvaging, Screening and Inventorying of Carved Wooden Elements of Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex (Organized by the Department of Archaeology with support from the UNESCO Kathmandu and in collaboration with ICOMOS Nepal), p. 35" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Malla-era manuscripts found, Rising Nepal, Oct. 27, 2016". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

v t e Hindu temples in Nepal
Notable temples	Bhaleshwor Mahadev Budha Subba Temple Budhanilkantha Temple Chandannath Temple Chandeshwari Temple Changu Narayan Temple Chhinnamasta Temple Dakneshwori Temple Dakshinkali Temple Dantakali Temple Dhaneshwor Temple Dhuleshwor Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple Dungeshwor Temple Gadhimai Temple Ganeshthan Temple Janaki Mandir Kageshwori Kaliaka Bhagawati Temple Kasthamandap Kamadhenu Mandir Kankalini Temple Kumbheshwar Temple Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham Maula Kalika Manakamana Temple Nateshwori Temple Bajura Padukasthan Pashupatinath Temple Rajdevi Temple (Gaur) Rajdevi Temple Shambhunath Temple Siddha Baba Temple Siddhikali Temple Shashwat Dham Shobha Bhagawati Sheshnarayan Temple Swargadwari Tal Barahi Temple Nateshwori Temple
Shakta pithas	Ankuri Mahadev Badimalika Temple Bageshwori Temple Baglamukhi temple Bhadrakali Temple Bhadrakali Temple Bhagwati Temple Bhutandevi Mandir Guhyeshwari Temple Kalinchowk Bhagwati Shrine Muktinath Palanchok Bhagawati Temple Pathibhara Devi Temple Bajrayogini Temple
Ganesh temples	Ashok Binayak Temple Jal Binayak Temple Surya Binayak Temple

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