#Balgopaleshwor Temple

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Ranipokhari reconstruction has been started recently. 

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Ranipokhari reconstruction has been started.

Report by Nivesh Kumar

[thehimalayantimes]

Devotees carry the spire to place on top of the reconstructed Balgopaleshwor Temple of the historic Rani Pokhari, queen’s pond, which was devastated by the earthquake in 2015 in Kathmandu, on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Photos : @skandagautam for The Himalayan Times #Nepal #Kathmandu #RaniPokhari #balgopaleshwor #spire #earthquake #heritage #culture #tradition https://www.instagram.com/p/CFy3sbKheIM/?igshid=1aurxyhquarua

[thehimalayantimes]

Reconstruction work of Ranipokhari — a historical and archaeological monument — has seen steady progress amidst the lockdown.

With the construction of Balgopaleshwar Temple in the middle of the pond just completed, the reconstruction has now reached its final stage. The temple was designed in ‘Gumbaj style’ before it was damaged by the earthquake. It is now being reconstructed in the ‘Mallakalin Granthkut’ (peak) style.

NRA has laid black mud – brought from Bhaktapur — on the bottom of the pond and laid bricks on it to avoid the possibility of water stagnation on the ground surface of Ranipokhari.

There were controversies about casting of cement in Ranipokhari while the project was under the supervision of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. However, there has been no dispute since the National Reconstruction Authority and the Department of Archeology took charge of the reconstruction.

Reconstruction work is underway to open the temple during the  Tihar festival.

Photo feature by Rajesh Gurung for The Himalayan Times

Visit www.thehimalayantimes.com for more stories and pictures on Rani Pokhari.

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