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Bungamati or Bunga(called by local people in newari language ) or Amarapur(an old name) is a classic newari village in lalitpur  district, Bagmati zone, dating from the 16th century.

It is perched on a spur of land overlooking the Bagmati river. Bungamati is the birth place of Rato Machendranath,regarded as the patron of the valley and the large Rato Machendranath,shikhar-style temple in the center of the village square is his home for six months of the year(he spends the rest of his time in patan).The process of moving him around patan and backward and forward to Bungamati centeral to one of the most important annual festivals in the valley.The chowk around the temple is one of the most beautiful in the valley-here one can see the heart of a functioning Newari town.In Bungamati the Kryabinayak temple is also one of the most important temples in Nepal, is dedicated to Ganesh,the view is spectacular from the Karyabinayak,surrounding by trees and large bamboos and can look at the Bagmati valley to the foothills.