Hindu · Nepal · SITE DOSSIER

Char Narayan / Jagannarayan Temple

A temple rebuilt after complete earthquake collapse.

Patan Durbar Square · Bagmati Province

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2020-01

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

27.6734°, 85.3250° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

Marker identifies the square; other temples there retain separate dossiers.
Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

Destruction · natural causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
25 April 2015 AD
The earthquake collapsed Char Narayan; carved fragments were salvaged for rebuilding.
eventSupported in consulted sources
The earthquake collapsed Char Narayan; carved fragments were salvaged for rebuilding.
- Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources
25 April 2015
- Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknown
No human actor: natural damage.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
January 2020 AD · completion ceremony
A ceremony marked completion of the reconstructed shrine.
eventSupported in consulted sources
A ceremony marked completion of the reconstructed shrine.
- Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources
January 2020 · completion ceremony
- Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sources
Local craftspeople, KVPT and World Monuments Fund
- Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Patan Durbar Square — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionSupported in consulted sources

The project account records completed reconstruction.

Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗World Monuments Fund · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

Source context

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Char Narayan Temple — reconstruction project ↗ · World Monuments Fund
Project report establishes 2015 collapse and reconstruction; completion ceremony in January 2020 is distinct from construction completion in 2019.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct
Patan Durbar Square — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct

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