The octagonal Krishna Temple was built by King Yoganarendra Malla's daughter Yogamati after the death of her son in 1723. Shaken by the repeated intrusion of death in her life; Yogamati hoped in constructing the temple to secure spiritual merit for herself; for the time when her own end would arrive. The temple is designed in typical Indian Moghul style; one of only a few such buildings in Nepal.

Patan's Durbar Square is the best preserved of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley; the one least changed from its original form. On the square itself; which measures about 160 by 70 metres at its widest; there are some 30 monuments; including the extensive old palace complex; and another 30 can be found in the immediate vicinity. In addition; all around; craftsmen conduct their business in ways little changed in centuries. Pictures From Asia Rainer Krack