Nepal Pilgrimage

The Changu Narayan Temple is the oldest temple construction in the Kathmandu Valley. The pagoda style temple which is an UNESCO world heritage site is beautifully located on top of a hill four kilomters north of Bhaktapur.

The Changu Narayan Temple is located on the end a hill top ridge with a good view over the valley. In the older days a fort was located on the same ridge.

The big kneeling Garuda (Vishnu's vehicle) in front of the temple is said to be from the 5 th century. As well as the oldest sankskrit descriptions of nepal. One of the tablet is the oldest known reference about performing "Sati". Which is a hindu ritual where a woman (according to this tablet) voluntarily cremates herself alive when her husband has passed away. For a picture of the descriptions click here

A map of the Changu Narayan Temple Complex with the locations and names of the various temples, statues and inscriptions can be found at PlanetWare. 

The Changu Narayan Temple is constructed by King Haridutta Burma or King Mandev. 

Sources:
Founder Changu Narayan not Madav
Changu Narayanu Department of Archeology