Taleju Bell in Bhaktapur

Before what was the Vatsala Durga Temple is a huge chime, which was raised by King Jaya Ranjit Malla in 1737 to stamp morning and night petitions at the Taleju Temple.

A littler ringer on the plinth of the Taleju Temple is known as the 'yelping chime'. As indicated by legend, it was raised by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1721 to check a dream he had in a fantasy, and right up 'til the present time canines are said to bark and cry if the ringer is rung – which could have a physical clarification as far as reverberation frequencies.

Behind the ringer structure is a fancy indented hiti containing a fine stone dhara as a makara, beat by a crocodile and a frog – the main piece of the renowned Vatsala Durga sanctuary to survive the 2015 quake.