Indrayani is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Shankharapur Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,635 and had 467 households in it. As per 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 3,361 and had 717 households in it.
âÂÂIndraâ refers to the Hindu god Indra. âÂÂYaniâ or âÂÂAyaniâ can denote a goddess or personification of feminine divine power. Therefore, Indrayani can be interpreted as âÂÂthe goddess associated with Indraâ or âÂÂthe feminine energy of Indra.âÂÂ
Indra (à ¤Âà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤°) means chief of the Vedic gods, from Sanskrit à ¤Âà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤° (Indra) meaning âÂÂlord, king, mighty.â Yani / Ayani (à ¤Âà ¤¯à ¤£à ¥ / à ¤¯à ¤¨à ¥Â) meaning feminine suffix or goddess-name form, related to Sanskrit à ¤¯à ¤¾à ¤¨à ¥ (yÃÂnë) meaning feminine derivative, sometimes linked to à Âakti (divine power). The toponym Indrayani thus likely means âÂÂthe goddess or sacred place associated with Indra,â often tied to rivers, temples, or shrines in Nepal.