Vatsala Temple was a stone temple dedicated to goddess Vatsala Devi that included many carvings . It was most famous for its silver bell , known to local residents as " the bell of barking dogs " as when it was rung , dogs in the vicinity barked and howled . The colossal bell was hung by King Ranjit Malla in 1737 AD and was used to sound the daily curfew . It was rung every morning when goddess Taleju was worshiped . Despite the Temple being completely demolished by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake , the bell remains intact
2015 Gorkha earthquake
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Bhaktapur Durbar Square