Palah: Dya is a popular divinity here worshipped by Buddhists, especially on Saturdays, to ward off bad luck and sickness.

[1] Legend has it that during the rule of the Malla King Narendra Dev, a Gubhajyu and Buddhist Vajrayana Guru, skilled in Tantrik practices, named Bandhu Ratna Bajracharya, used his Tantrik powers and brought Sankata and Yogini into two different holy pitchers and worshipped them, with the permission from the king.

According to cultural expert Indra Mali, who grew up in Te Bahal, Palah: Dya is not originally from Kathmandu.

There's another legend that states Palah: Dya, as Buddhists call the deity, was brought from Kamaru Kamachya (the present Kamakhya) in Assam.

Although religious rites are carried out daily, the temple is frequented primarily on Saturdays, or on one's birthday.