Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Swayambhunath
The correct answer is Swayambhunath. - The Swayambhunath temple in Nepal is also known as the 'Monkey Temple.
- Swayambhu is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city.
- The stupa has stood as a hallmark of faith and harmony for centuries with Hindu temples and deities incorporated in this Buddhist site.
- This stupa is the oldest of its kind in Nepal and has numerous shrines and monasteries on its premises.
- It was built by King Manadeva and by the 13th century.
- The Swayambunath complex suffered damage in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
- There are holy monkeys living in the northwest parts of the temple.
- Pashupatinath Temple
- The Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a famous and sacred Hindu temple complex that is located on the banks of the Bagmati River, approximately 5 km north-east of Kathmandu in the eastern part of Kathmandu Valley, the capital of Nepal.
- The temple serves as the seat of Pashupatinath.
- Barashetra Temple
- This is another famous temple in Nepal.
- Located at the confluence of the Koka and Koshi rivers, the temple is believed to be the place where Lord Bishnu took the form of a half-lion man to kill Hiranya Kashyap, in order to end his evil reign
- Buddasubba Temple
- Temple is located in Dharan about 136 mi (or 220 km) east of the country's capital city.
- The site is located on the top of the seuti river bank, to a small distance east of the Dantakali temple.
- According to myth, a Subba hunter Budha Subba and his sister used to play and hunt on the hill with a slingshot.
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