YALAMBAR

Yalambar is the legendary Kirat king who ruled two and half millennium years ago in Kathmandu Valley. It is believed that Kirat dynasties ruled in Kathmandu valley for approximately 1000 years and that altogether 28 kings took turns to rule during that period. The first and the best-remembered king was, of course, Yalambar. Legends are woven around him to demonstrate his greatness and his performances. He is believed to have met  Indra, the king of heaven when the later showed up in the Valley in human guise. Some people believe that King Yalambar was killed in the epic battle of the Mahabharata. 

Present-day Patan or Lalitpur is the capital of Yalambar from where he ruled over Kathmandu valley. The remnants of the palace of King Yalambar still remain there as a place of interest for all including historians and researchers.