Ground-breaking Ceremony at Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

The start of restoration work at Hiranyavarna Mahavihar and Digi Chhen, Lalitpur was initiated by the local community with the ritual of “Chhema Puja”. The puja was attended by officials from Embassy of India in Kathmandu, Central Level Project Implementation Unit, Govt of Nepal & INTACH Kathmandu. Hiranyavarna Mahavihar popularly also known as the Golden temple is situated in the monument zone of Patan Darbar square a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lalitpur which is one of the most important Buddhist temple monasteries of Patan.