Bajrayogini Temple
A complex of Tantric Buddhist temples in the forest above Sankhu, on the eastern edge of the Kathmandu Valley. Its main temple, built by King Pratap Malla, honours Vajrayogini, and the shrine is sacred to Hindus as well as Buddhists.
- Where
- Sankhu, Bagmati, Nepal
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.7470, 85.4830
Get the Bajrayogini Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bajrayogini Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bagmati volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bajrayogini Temple
Nagarkot 4.7 km
A hill station on the eastern rim of the Kathmandu Valley, about 32 km from the city, where people come to watch the sun rise over the Himalaya. On a clear morning the panorama stretches as far as Everest.
Changu Narayan Temple 6.4 km
One of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal, founded in the 4th century on a ridge above Bhaktapur and dedicated to Vishnu. Its courtyard is full of stone sculpture from the Licchavi period, and it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1979.
Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple 9.4 km
A Shiva temple by the Bagmati near Gokarna, a few kilometres northeast of Boudhanath. A sacred lingam sits in its sanctum, but the place is famous for the crowd of carved stone gods and figures gathered around it.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square 9.9 km
The royal square of the kings of Bhaktapur, who ruled from here until the kingdom fell in 1769. Its palace of fifty-five windows and golden gate face rows of temples, and the whole square is part of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site.
Nyatapola Temple 9.9 km
The tallest temple in Nepal, five roofs high, raised in just six months between 1701 and 1702 by King Bhupatindra Malla. Pairs of stone guardians, from wrestlers to lions and goddesses, line its steep stairway, and it has stood through four major earthquakes.
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park 11 km
The forested hills on the northern edge of the Kathmandu Valley, made a national park in 2002 and named after the 2,732 metre Shivapuri Peak. Its 159 square kilometres supply much of the city's water and are crossed by trails to hilltop shrines and viewpoints.
Kailashnath Mahadev Statue 11 km
A standing figure of Shiva, about 143 feet or 44 metres tall, on a hill at Sanga, some 20 km east of Kathmandu. It looms over the road to Dhulikhel and has become both a place of worship and a landmark of the valley's eastern edge.
Kopan Monastery 12 km
A Tibetan Buddhist monastery on a hilltop north of Boudhanath, looking out over the Kathmandu Valley. It belongs to the FPMT, a worldwide Gelug network it once led, and is known for courses in meditation and Buddhism for visitors.
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Questions
Where is Bajrayogini Temple?
Bajrayogini Temple is in Sankhu, Bagmati, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nagarkot (4.7 km), Changu Narayan Temple (6.4 km), Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple (9.4 km).
How do I get the Bajrayogini Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bajrayogini Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bagmati volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bajrayogini Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bagmati volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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