Repair work of Nepal’s Hiranyavarna Mahavihar and Digi Chhen temple, which is one of the cultural heritage sites in the Himalayan country, began on Thursday. This restoration work has been funded by India.
It is part of the 28 cultural heritage projects being undertaken under the Indian government grant assistance of $50 million for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of cultural heritage sites in Nepal.
“The Mahavihar (temple) is being reconstructed at a cost of Nrs (Nepali Rupees) 181 million,” informed Indian Embassy.
Reconstruction work of Hiranyavarna Mahavihar and Digi Chhen, Lalitpur started after the local community performed “Chhema Puja”.
The puja was attended by officials from the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the Central Level Project Implementation Unit and the government of Nepal. Seven cultural heritage projects are being reconstructed in the Lalitpur district, of which work on five projects are ongoing. Hiranyavarna Mahavihar, popularly known as the Golden temple, is situated in the monument zone of Patan Darbar square.