The temple is also a Shakta pitha and it's about 1  km east of Pashupati Kshetra and is located on the southern bank of the Bagmati River.

Daily rituals of Guhyeshwari are performed by tantric priest Karmacharya(in sanskrit and Achaju in Nepal Bhasa [Newa Bhyah]).

[3] The story of Daksha yagya and Sati's self immolation had immense significance in shaping ancient Sanskrit literature and even had impact on the culture of Nepal.

When Shiva was insulted by his father in law Daksha, his wife Sati Devi was so angry that she jumped into the flames of the yagya.

There are 51 Shakta pithas which are believed to be enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow.

[6] Vajrayana Buddhists consider Guhyeshwari to be sacred to Vajrayogini in the form of Vajravarahi and to be the location of root of the mythical lotus upon which Swayambhunath stupa rests, which is also the umbilical cord that nurtures Kathmandu.