Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple, Nepali Mandir during Varanasi visit

New Delhi: During his Varanasi tour next week, Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple and Nepali Temple also known as Shri Samrajeswar Pashupatinath Mahadev Mandir.

The Nepali temple dedicated to Shiv is located on Lalita Ghat and was envisaged by Nepali King Rana Bahadur Shah who was exiled to the city from 1800-1804. It was during his exile that he decided to build a replica of Kathmandu’s famous Pashupatinath temple in the city. The construction of the temple was taken forward by his son King of Nepal, Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah.