Kathmandu, Nov. 15 -- When you enter the Patan Museum, the first attraction you encounter is Keshavnarayan Chowk, home to the centuries-old Keshavnarayan Temple. The temple is said to have been built during the Lichchhavi period in the 5th century, and the statue of Keshavnarayan, based on its artistic features, dates back to the 9th or 10th century.

Ever since its establishment, nitya puja (daily worship) at the temple was a common phenomenon, but for the past 40 years, no such worship had been performed there. Annual traditional rituals, such as Krishna puja and Mataya jatra, continued as usual.

Museum Officer at Patan Museum, Suresh Man Lakhe, says the conversation to revive the daily worship at the temple began as a "chiya guff". Sl...