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Machchendranath Temple:
As Nepal marks the first year of the devastating
April 2015 earthquake, Sri Lanka begins rebuilding the historic
Machchendranath temple, home of Bungadeva, the guardian deity of the
Katmandu Valley:
A year ago, this landmark temple stood in the
centre of the square in a picturesque Newar village named Bungamati.
The village is referred to by the popular travellers’ guide, Lonely
Planet, as “A classic medieval village - one of the prettiest in the
Valley.” Located in Nepal’s District of Lalitpur, the village and
its once iconic Machchendranath temple are yet to rise from the very
ashes of the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal a year ago, on 25
April.
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