The main feature of Tachupal Tol is the Dattatreya Temple. This three storey temple was initiated in 1427 by King Yaksha Malla; on the site of an ancient shrine marking the spot where a famous spiritual teacher had died. Yaksha Malla's construction was originally only a kind of mandap; similar to the Kasthamandap in Kathmandu; and; in common with the Kasthamandap; it was supposedly built from the wood of a single Sal tree and used for the obscure rites of Tantric sects.

In 1558; Vishva Malla renovated the mandap and added a building which was to house an image of Dattatreya; the 'Lord of the Trinity'. Dattatreya is a rare amalgamation of Hinduism's foremost deities; Brahma; Vishnu and Shiva; into a single form. Nevertheless; a Garuda is set high on a pillar facing the temple indicates that the locals considered Dattatreya primarily a manifestation of Vishnu. Pictures From Asia Rainer Krack