page_title: Gorkha Palace
section_title: Temples inside and near the Palace
hierarchical_section_title: Gorkha Palace / The Palace / Temples inside and near the Palace
caption_attribution_description: Gorkha palace, gorakhnath temple
context_page_description: The Gorkha Palace located in the Gorkha district of Nepal is a historic landmark built in the 16th century by Ram Shah. The palace is built on top of a hill at an altitude of about 1000 meter. This palace is an hour walk from the downtown Gorkha bazaar.
  The palace is the birthplace of the king Prithvi Narayan Shah who was born in 1723 and started the movement of the unification of Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah was born in the Dhuni Pari, which is a part of the Palace.
context_section_description: Gorkha Durbar also has religious importance due to the placement of various Hindu temples inside the palace.
  In the western part of the palace lies Kalika temple which was built during the 17th century. The temple has wooden carvings of birds, animals and deities. Only hindus are allowed inside the temple after removing any items made from leather, else even Hindus are also not allowed.
  The temple of Goddess Gorakhkali lies on the southwestern side of the palace.
  The Goraknath temple is located near the Gorakhali temple. Goraknath was a Hindu yogi who was an influential founder of the Nath Hindu movement and also one of the two notable disciples of Matsyendranath.  This place holds a fair every year on the day of Baisakh Purnima (the full moon day on the month of Baisakh) in Gorakhnath Cave. There is also a cave that is claimed as the shelter of the statue of Gorakhnath, the Tantric sage.
caption: Gorakhkali Temple
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