Budhanilkantha amazing fact budhanilkantha amazing fact

Budhanilkantha Temple is located at the base of Shivapuri Hill within the  valley on the northern side. It is also known as  Budhanilkantha temple or Narayanthan temple .Budhanilkantha literally means “Old Blue Throat”. It is nine kilometer away from the main city. It is a deity of Lord Vishnu; Lord Vishnu is also known as Narayan.It is called Vishnu (Narayan) Jalasayan lying on Ananta Sesa, in the cosmic ocean. The deity is about thousand years old. Lord Vishnu is about five meter (Seventeen fits) long and lying in a thirteen meter (forty three fits) long tank, as if floating with his legs crossed with his sleeping body resting on the coils of Ananta and his 11 hooded head.His four hands hold the four symbols of Vishnu, the Shankha as conch shell,  as disc,Gadha as club and Padma as It is believe that the deity was carved in the seventh or eighth century during the Licchavi period. Hindus can walk down  and touch his feet, but foreigners cannot walk and touch. It is with the sacredness of this particular god that a deep seated belief was created by King Pratap Malla through a prophetic dream. It was his strong belief and fear that should  of Nepal visit the Budhanilkantha temple, death would be threatening immediately to fall upon his departure. The two other of the deity which were carved during the same time lie at two particular destinationa, the Balaju Garden were viewing can take place and the beautiful Royal Palace in Kathmandu.It is here at Budhanilkantha temple, however thatpublic is not permitted