The famous Mahalaxmi Temple is located in Lagankhel, Lalitpur. As a consort of Vishnu, Mahalaxmi is one of the three great Shaktis and is worshipped as the goddess of wealth and property. Single temples built in the honor of Mahalaxmi are rarely found in the Kathmandu Valley; as such, the cultural and historical importance of this temple cannot be overstated. Some chronologies of Nepal state that the temple was established by Gunakamadeva after he dreamt of Mahalaxmi, who have built the city of Kantipur, expressed her desire to stay back in the Kathmandu Valley.