Pagoda Temple (Ganga Keshav Temple) in Lalitaghat, Banaras (India) - 1870 AD
It was built by King Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (after he was exiled from his throne he went to Banaras) in remembrance of his first wife and lalita ghat in remembrance of other. The temple is observed and runned by Nepali and there also exists the old age home and school where selective student from Nepal go to study the diploma equivalent Sanskrit ,Ved, Purana. Nepal Government allocates certain amount of fund for preservation.
View of the square tower of the Nepalese temple, with tiers of sloping roofs supported on carved wooden brackets. The temple was built at the behest of the King of Nepal in the typical Kathmandu style using wood and woodcarvers brought from Nepal. The temple houses an image of Pashupateshwar which is a manifestation of Lord Shiva at Pashupatinath in the Kathmandu Valley.
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