Indreshwar is a village development committee in Kabhrepalanchok District in

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of central

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. At the time of the

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it had a population of 3,878 and had 659 houses in it. Nepali

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legend suggests that the king of the heavens,

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seduced Ahalya, the wife of the sage

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. It is said that

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was converted into a stone, which is now at the north eastern corner of the temple's platform. The temple whose history could date back to the early

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age in the 6th century became the shrine for

, the Rain God in Hinduism in the 13th century when a princess from

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named Viramadevi established the Indrakuta. This has been mentioned in the Gopalarajavamshali, a 16th-century chronicle. The temple stands at the south eastern portion of the town of

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. This spot is also situated at the confluence of the Rosi and Punyamati rivers.

Gallery

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References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Kavrepalanchowk District
Populated places in Kavrepalanchok District {{Kavrepalanchok-geo-stub