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Hinduism sacred sites in Nepal
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Bindabasini Temple, Pokhara
Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal
On a hill overlooking the Annapurna range, Pokhara's oldest temple pulses with devotion....
Budhanilkantha Temple
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
In a water-filled tank at the foot of Shivapuri Hill, Nepal's largest stone carving depicts Vishnu asleep on the cosmic serpent Shesha....
Changu Narayan Temple
Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province, Nepal
On a forested hilltop east of Kathmandu, Nepal's oldest Hindu temple has watched over the valley for over 1,600 years....
Chinnamasta
Chhinnamasta, Madhesh Province, Nepal
At the confluence of sacred rivers in Jharkhand, Chhinnamasta Temple honors the most radical form of the Divine Mother: a goddess who severs her own head to nourish her...
Dakshinkali Temple
Pharping, Bagmati Province, Nepal
In a forested ravine where two sacred streams meet, Dakshinkali Temple draws thousands of devotees to worship the fierce goddess in her most primal form....
Janaki Mandir
Janakpur, Madhesh Province, Nepal
Janaki Mandir rises from the plains of southeastern Nepal like a vision displaced from Rajasthan or Mughal India, its white marble facade and latticed turrets unlike...
Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple, Nepal
Dolakha, Bagmati Province, Nepal
At 3,842 meters, Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple sits where the earth meets the sky, snow-dusted peaks stretching to the horizon....
Kankalini Temple
Bhardaha, Madhesh Province, Nepal
Standing five stories tall beside the Mahendra Highway in Nepal's eastern Terai, Kankalini Temple is one of the most prominent Shakti shrines in the Saptari District....
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
The Kathmandu Valley is a sacred landscape unlike any other on Earth. Seven UNESCO World Heritage monument zones hold temples, stupas, and shrines where Hindu and Buddhist...
Lake Gosainkunda
Rasuwa, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Gosaikunda is a high-altitude lake in Nepal’s Langtang region. Pilgrimage gives it a place in religious life beyond its mountain scenery....
Manakamana Temple
Gorkha, Gandaki Province, Nepal
Perched at 1,300 meters in Nepal's Gorkha hills, Manakamana Temple draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims yearly to petition the goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of...
Muktinath Temple
Muktinath, Gandaki Province, Nepal
At 3,710 meters in Nepal's Mustang district, Muktinath Temple stands where Hindus and Buddhists have worshipped together for centuries....
Pashupatinath Temple
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Pashupatinath is Nepal's most sacred Shiva temple and the spiritual heart of the country....
Pumdikot Shiva Statue, Pokhara
Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal
At 1,500 meters above sea level, Nepal's second-tallest Shiva statue stands with blessing hand raised toward the Annapurna range....
Shree Swargadwari Mandir
Swargadwari, Lumbini Province, Nepal
At 2,121 meters on a forested hilltop in western Nepal's Pyuthan District, Shree Swargadwari Mandir houses a sacred fire that has not been extinguished since 1895....
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This guide includes 15 sacred places within the Hinduism tradition in Nepal.
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