It is an island at the intersection of roads from Thapathali, New Baneshwor, Bhadrakali and at the southeast corner of Singhadurbar, the administrative centre of Nepal.

It forms an important landmark in the beautification of Kathmandu city and a master piece of art depicting Buddhist relics.

The Mandala was built in 2001 for the 11th SAARC summit in Nepal to showcase Nepali culture after clearing many multi-story buildings during the tenure of mayor Keshav Sthapit.

Actually, there was a movie theater in today's Maitighar in the past, and a classic Nepal film, Maithighar (1966) was run for about a year.

Black stands for Krodh (anger), orange for Prem (love) and blue for Karuṇā (compassion).