Kageshwor Mahadev Temple Nepal

Kageshwor Mahadev Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal

Kageshwor (Kageshvar) Mahadev Temple (1711, rebuilt 1934) (Nepali: कागेश्वर मन्दिर)
The Kageshvar is a square temple on the northern side of Kathmandu’s Darbar square. Originally known as the Bhuvanalaksmesvara (after its benefactor, Queen Bhuvanalakshmi), it now serves as a substitute for the temple of the same name (and greater fame) about fourteen kilometers to the northeast.

According to the art historian Mary Slusser, this was one of the last temples of note constructed in Darbar square, erected c. 1711. Prior to 1934 it was Newar-style monument, probably with two or three tiers of roofs. However, the earthquake of 1934 destroyed the upper levels, which were rebuilt in the sikhara style. Slusser notes that the result is “a very unfortunate architectural marriage” (Slusser, p. 195).