Nepal is the home of historical places and monuments constructed by the Kings and Queens. The locals of Bhaktapur have an attachment to this place that is 390 years old. People used to perform many religious rituals and festivals there.
Facts of Rani Pokhari:
Built during Malla Regim
Total Area: 175232 square feet
Area of the Lake: 68792.25 square feet
Permissions required to enter the place for rituals and religious activities. The locals were not impressed by the army not letting them enter their own places. Rani Pokhari Bhaktapur was being used for army training.
Phases of Reconstruction
Phase One
Filling up water in Rani Pokhari
Budget: 1 Crore (50 Lakhs used)
Phase Two
Placing artistic sculpture.
Phase Three
The round trail so that the locals can stroll around in the morning and the evening. Also, revive the insense of the place "Putali Garden" with the plantation of trees.
During 1735, Jitamitra Malla established artistic sculptures and other sculptures of god and goddesses. As found carved in the stones, the head of a snake named "Basuki" thrown in Rani Pokhari, the body of the snake in Siddha Pokhari and tail in NapukhuPokhari. All these Pokhari located in Bhaktapur known as three sisters.
As said the long lost sister that is Rani Pokhari of Bhaktapur is being set up into its original structure.