At an altitude of 3800 meters Muktinath temple holds the record of the “World’s Highest Altitude Located Temples”. It is one of the most sacred temples to both the Hindus and Buddhists with its divine existence for the past 14 centuries and has been an exemplar of staggering beauty...
Lumbini is situated about 350 km south-west of Kathmandu. It was a beautiful garden during the rule of Shakya dynasty in southwest Nepal. This place is famous because Lord Buddha was born here in 560 B.C. The birth of Buddha at Lumbini has been recorded in the pillar inspiration “Bhagawan Jate...
Manokamana Temple is yet another sacred place of the Hindu Goddess Bhagwati located on the hillside of Gorkha and considered as an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. The name of this pagoda-style four-storied temple can be broken down into “Mana” and “Kamana” where “M...
One of Nepal’s famous Hindu shrines and the largest temple of Nepal in terms of area, Janaki temple is widely known as the birthplace of a Hindu Goddess Sita. It also stands as the very place where she got married to Lord Ram. It is believed that couples who visit the temple and receive blessi...
Kashi, the former name for Varanasi, is the place to attain almost everything for a Hindu—education, spiritual merit, or even liberation from the cycle of life and death. The reverential tone in which its name is uttered gives it an almost mythical quality. Perhaps it was its far-...
Varanasi—the very name has an ancient aura about it. Located on the banks of the sacred Ganga (Ganges), teeming with Hindu shrines and temples, and sanctified by the countless daily rituals performed on the ghats, stone platforms where the city meets Ganga’s waters, Varanasi is a manifes...
Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad is a city located in Uttar Pradesh. Since the city is close to the Triveni Sangam, which is the three-river confluence of the rivers of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati, the name “Prayag” stands for “confluence of Rivers.” Praya...
This is an extension of the Prayag Snan tour. Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, is a city in Uttar Pradesh, the city is close to the Triveni Sangam, which is the three-river confluence of the rivers of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. Hence the name Prayag, which means the “confluence of riv...
Maa Vindhyavasini Devi temple located in the town of Vindhyachal is one of the Shaktipeeths. The town itself is located on the banks of holy River Ganges. The other important cave temple located here is Kali Khoh Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. There is the Ashtabhuja Temple located on top of...
Rajbiraj is one of the first cities of Nepal to be urban planned, and the preservations of old stone samples that date back to the 8th century portray Rajbiraj to have an old and rich history. To get a hint of the cultural richness here, the Chinnamata Bhagwati temple is a perfect way even though it...