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Shakti Peeth - Guheswari / Guheswori - Kathmandu
Guheswari (Guheswori), is one of the most famous shakti-peeths of Nepal. A shakti-peeth is a place where a piece of the body of the Sati fell while Shiva was carrying her corpse arround the world.
Guheswari where Sati's yoni (Vagina) fell is very close to the famous Pashupatinath temple just a few hundred meters upstream the holy Bagmati River.
Stories about the Guheswari Temple
The Guheswari temple is mentioned in the story that Shiva in the form of the deer Pashupatinath was strolling the forrests arround this area and decide to stay. Parvati a bit worried that she has to leave her husband alone is comforted by that she will always be by his side because in her previous live (as Sati) a piece of her body felt her and that she will be worshipped by all the people at the Guheswari temple. It is not just a piece that fell but Parvati's Yoni (female genitalia or also womb)
Read the whole story of Shiva as Pashupatinath in the Kathmandu Valley.
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