Sunday, November 30, 2014

MAYA DEVI TEMPLE

MAYA DEVI TEMPLE

6-mayadevi-templeThe Maya Devi Temple shrine is the heart of all monuments at this holy site. The complex also bears the testimony of several layers of construction over the centuries. The main object of worship here is the Nativity Sculpture. The restored Maya Devi Temple was reopened on May 16, 2003 on 2547th birth anniversary of the Buddha. The government of Nepal , and LDT jointly restored the temple. The ground floor consists of the remains of the foundations of the early Maya Devi Temple that dates back to 3rd century BC. The sanctum sanctorum is the birth spot of the lord Buddha in the temple.

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