Karyabinayak Temple

Karya Binayak (कार्यविनायक मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple located in Bungamati, Lalitpur District. It is about ten kilometres south of Kathmandu.^[1]

Karyabinayak Temple
Front view of Karyabinayak Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Lalitpur District
Deity	Ganesh
Festivals	Ganesha Chaturthi
Location
Location	Lalitpur, Nepal
State	Bagmati Zone
Country	Nepal
Location of Karya Binayak Temple in Nepal.
Geographic coordinates	27°37′54.73″N 85°18′8.55″E

History

The Karyabinayak Temple was dedicated on the fourth Thursday of the month of Chait in Nepal Samvat 781 (1661 AD) under the leadership of local leader Purna Singh of Bungamati.^{[notes 1]} Worship originally took place on a naturally formed stone in the shape of the deity, Ganesha. Now, a statue of Ganesha—covered with artistic silver—is kept inside the temple.^{[citation needed]}

Deities and worshippers

Karyabinayak is one of the four famous Vinayakas of Kathmandu Valley.^{[notes 2]} Before starting any work, devotees come to Karyabinayak to wish for the successful completion of that work.^[2] The site gets very crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays.^{[citation needed]}

Most of the priests who serve at the temple carry the surname 'Tuladhar'. The association of priests is called the 'Nine Priests Association'. On the day of Paha Chahre (during the Ghoda Jatra)^{[further explanation needed]} there is a Karyabinayak deity procession in Bungamati, at a place the people of Bungamati call "Gale", which means forest. Karyabinayak is also a famous picnic spot.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture

The small temple is built in a tiered style, that was renovated during the reign of King Mahendra.^[3]

Notes

1. At this time the reign of Shri Niwas Malla had just begun in Patan.
2. Other Vinayakas are Jal Binayak of Chobhar, Surya Binayak of Bhaktapur, and Ashok Binayak of Kathmandu.

References

1. Karya Binayak Temple; GeoView; accessed July 2022.
2. Karya Binayak Temple^{[permanent dead link]}; accessed July 2022
3. Karya Binayak Temple; blog website; the Buddha Nepal Trek, online; (2013); accessed July 2022.

External links

• Karya Binayak Temple at Lonely Planet – Nepal

See also

• List of Hindu temples in Nepal