KATHMANDU: The centuries-old Brahma idol at the 6th-century Brahma Temple on Gayatri Marg, Kathmandu Metropolitan City–8, has been ceremoniously reinstalled.
The restoration ceremony was led by Ward Chairperson Ashaman Sangat, also the Chair of the Metropolitan Heritage and Tourism Committee, and Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol, who performed the ritual worship before placing the idol back in the temple.
The idol had been kept at Gausala Police Station for the past 40 years due to lack of preservation. “The statue was housed at the police station to protect it, but today we have finally reinstated it in its original temple,” said Ward Chairperson Sangat.
The two-storey temple, located on Gayatri Marg within the Pashupati heritage zone, was accompanied by a ceremonial rally with traditional music and decorated carriages as the idol was brought back.
The historic temple, built in the 6th century, was partially destroyed before the 1990 earthquake, and the idol had been stolen, later recovered from Dhobikhola.
The April 25, 2015, earthquake further damaged the structure. Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah had previously laid the foundation for its reconstruction. The temple has been rebuilt in a two-storey pagoda style using brick, clay, and wood.
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