Yaksheshwar Mahadev Temple (Pashupatinath Bhaktapur) Bhaktapur,Nepal

The temple was built by King Yaksha (1428-1490). Soon after his death, his wife made donations to the temple and his son continued them. That is why the temple is called Yaksheswar. According to at story, Lord Pashupati bid King Yaksha in a dream to build the temple. The King visited the temple daily, but on the one day he failed to appear, the Bagmati River flodded. The story appears to have some element of truth because the temple resembles stylistically the other Pashupati temple.

This broad based temple stands on a single plinth. The threefold door-frames almost completely cover the sanctum wall. They are quite plain and were built after the 1934 earthquake. The struts. however, are much older, and they depict Shiva and important characters from the Ramayana. There are also some examples of erotica.