Hinduism which is with over a billion followers the third religion of the world, is for outsiders often a very complex belief with an almost endless palet of Gods. Followers of Hinduism try to life according to the Sanatana Dharma which means something like eternal law. 

When you look a bit closer than many of the gods are incarnations or different forms of the tree main gods also called the trinity of Hinduism and their spouses;

Ruru Chhetra is a very holy place in Nepal. Some even call it the Varanassi of Nepal. Ruru lies on the banks of the holy Gandaki river. Like in Muktinath also in Ruru one can find the holy saligram fosilis that represent Vishnu.

The main temple is the Rishikesh temple. Erected after the king of Palpa found a statue of the god Rishikesh in the Gandaki river. 

Not far away from Dharan and the Baraha Kshetra temple lies the Bishnupaduka temple. In this temple you can see two footprints who are said to be from lord Vishnu. 

Just before Parphing on the road to Dakshinkali you find the Sesh Narayan Temple. A temple with four ponds dedicated to Vishnu.

Sesh Narayan is on of te four main Narayan (Vishnu) temples of the Kathmandu Valley. The others are; Changu Narayan, Ichangu Narayan, Bishankhu Narayan.  

Where is

Siddhashrama ?
Siddhashrama is mentioned in several ancient texts. For example in the story about Shiva and Parvati living in the Shlesmantaka forrest, which lies in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. But it is also mentioned several times in Valmiki Ramayana and text about Sai Baba tell us that Siddhashrama is within every person is a spiritual concept.

This story tells the myth of the Pashupatinath temple and explains how Shiva and Parvati ended up in the Shlesmantaka forrest  (Kathmandu Valley in Nepal) and setteld there as deers. 

Maha Shivasratri (night of Shiva) is a yearly hindu festival that will take place on the 2nd of march in 2011. It's celebrated all over Nepal but the main place to be is at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu