Surya Binayak
Surya Binayak is a Hindu temple in the east of Kathmandu / Nepal in the Bhaktapur district . The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Ganesha , son of Shiva and Parvatis .
The temple is one of four so-called Vinayak temples in the Kathmandu valley . The other three are:
- Chandra Vinayak in the Chabahil district ,
- Jal Vinayak at Chobar Gorge and
- Ashok Vinayak behind Kasthamandap .
Vinayak and binayak are identical.
The power animal, the rat , is a vehicle ( Vahana ), that is, in the spiritual world it carries Ganesha on its back. A bronze sculpture sits opposite the shrine on a 2.5 meter stone pillar.
The temple is visited by hundreds of Hindus on major holidays. Tourists are rarely seen here.