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Rato Machhindranath Temple, Bungamati
A temple revered in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions collapsed in the 2015 earthquake.
Bungamati, Lalitpur · Bagmati Province
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
27.6200°, 85.3000° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Marker identifies Bungamati village. Distinct from the deity’s seasonal shrine in Patan.
- 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 the Bungamati temple.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe earthquake collapsed the Bungamati temple.
- Rato Machhindranath Temple suffers complete devastation ↗The Kathmandu Post · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources25 April 2015
- Rato Machhindranath Temple suffers complete devastation ↗The Kathmandu Post · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownNo human actor: natural damage.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Bungamati — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.
Source context
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- Rato Machhindranath Temple suffers complete devastation ↗ · The Kathmandu Post
1 May 2015 report identifies the collapsed Rato Machhindranath and adjacent Bhairabnath temples in Bungamati. This dossier concerns the former.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Bungamati — 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