Chyasim Deval Krishna Temple

Chyasim Deval Krishna Temple (early 18th century, perhaps 1723) (Nepali: च्यासिम देवल कृष्ण मन्दिर) Krishna Temple may have been built in 1723 by King Vishnu Malla (r. 1758-60), the 14th ruler of the Newar dynasty at Lalitpur (Yala). However, according to Michael Hutt, the temple was actually built by Yogamati, the daughter of King Yog Narendra (r. 1685-1705), Yogamati, who constructed it as a memorial to her son Lok Prakash, who died of smallpox at the age of eight. Like its counterpart to the north, the Krishna Mandir temple, it is built in the sikara style, imported from north India and Bengal. The word "Chyasim" or "Chyasing" means eight-sided, in reference to its octagonal plan. The temple is the southernmost monument of the main group of temples on the west side of the Patan Darbar square, and is directly south of the Taleju Bell and west of the now-destroyed Bhai Deval, which did not survive the April 2015 earthquake. Unlike the latter monument, the Chyasim Deval survived largely intact. #Guidebook #MeetLocals #travelnepal #PindleNepal #Nepal🇳🇵