The place was then called ‘Subarna Chhatrapur’ but was called ‘Lubhu’, which means the same in Newari. God Bhairav laid under golden umbrella to save the people from disease. So, the city was called Lubhu which means Golden Plate. Ganga Maharani, the ruler of the city, sold her golden plate and resettles the city. In ancient time, Lubhu was hit by disease. Knowing no bounds for his happiness upon this, the devotee is said to have offered both the deities plates made of gold, and hence named the place “Lunbhu”, meaning the same. After three years of devoted worship, the Gods were finally happy and granted the worshipper the body of a “complete man”. It is believed that there was a homosexual resident who worshipped Maha Laksmi and Gobhrateshwar Mahadev to resolve his confused sexual orientation. ![]() There are interesting folklores explaining how Lubhu, which in Newari means “Golden Plate” got its name. ![]() Lubhu is a sub-urban Newar location situated seven kilometers east of Kathmandu in northern part of Lalitpur, Nepal. Lubhu ( Nepal Bhasa: लुभू) is a place that is part of Mahalaxmi Municipality in Bagmati Province of central Nepal.
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