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Sita wife of Ram

Sita is the wife of Ram who is the main character in the Ramayana and the 7th incarnation of Vishnu. Sita is the reincarnation of the Goddess Lakshmi.

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Siddhartha Gautama Sakya Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha and by Hindus seen as the ninth reincarnation of Vishnu and by Mahayana Buddhist as the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Śvetaketu was born around the year 563 BCE in or around Lumbini Nepal as the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Mayadevi of the Śākyas a clan who ruled the area of Kapilavastu in Nepal. Much have been written about the Buddha, but the oldest surviving text about Siddhartha are from three hundred years after his death .Details about the Buddha's life differ from source to source.

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Sleeping Vishnu Budhanilkantha Temple

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 04:16

In the village of Budhanilkantha north of Kathmandu lies a 5 meter tall sleeping Vishnu (Jalasayana, he who sleeps on the waves) in the middle of a small pond. The sculpture from the 5th century represents Vishnu's sleeping in the cosmic ocean while resting on Ananta Sesa the thousend headed snake. 

Vishnu is lying with in his four hands the typical Vishnu symbols like the on the picture clearly visible discus (chakra), left of Vishnu's head. The chakra is Vishnu's main weapon to fight demons.

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Region: 
Budanilkantha
Gods: 
Vishnu
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Gods: 
Vishnu

Shakti Peeth - Guheswari / Guheswori - Kathmandu

Tue, 05/18/2010 - 03:16

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.

Gods: 
Parvati
Sati
Region: 
Kathmandu
Rivers: 
Bagmati
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Rivers: 
Bagmati

Tilicho Lake = Kak Bhusundi Sarovar from Ramayana

Tue, 05/11/2010 - 03:15

Tilicho Lake the highest lake of the world at almost 5000 meters is said to be the Kak Bhusundi Sarovar lake mentioned in the Ramayana.

Kak Bhusundi Sarovar is the lake where a crow recited the Ramayana to Garuda (Vishnu's vehicle) and Shiva found some relief for missing Sita.

The Ramayana says that Kak Bhusundi Sarover is close to the Annapurna range. Tilicho Lake is a lake formed by melting glacier waters from the Annapurna mountains and the Thorung mountain.

Region: 
Khangsar
Gods: 
Shiva
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Gods: 
Shiva

Pathibhara Devi Temple

Fri, 04/23/2010 - 03:07

The shrine of the Pathibhara Devi temple is located on a mountain at 3794 meters in the far east of Nepal. The temple is holy for Hindu's as well as Buddhists.

The godesses Pathibhara is said to make dreams come true. The myth is that sheppards suddenly lost a lot of sheep in this area and that Pathibara appeared in their dreams. She promised that the sheep would return if they would offer a few sheep to her. And so they did.

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Region: 
Tapethok
Gods: 
Pathibhara Devi
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Gods: 
Pathibhara Devi

Shiva the creator and destroyer

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 03:10

Shiva is one of the trinity gods of hinduism besides Brahma & Vishnu. Shiva is a creator and  destroyer.  Shiva is refered to in more than thousend names the most common ones are; Mahadeva, Pashupati (Lord of the Animals) and Bhairava (the angry one).
Shiva has a bit of hot temper and can be made angry, instead of Vishnu who is more patient and tolerant.

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Gods: 
Shiva

Indreshwar Mahadev

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 08:46

The Indreshwar Mahadev is a tall three story pagoda style Shiva temple in a peacefull courtyard in Panauti, an old kings city in the Kavre district at the east side of the Kathmandu Valley.

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Region: 
Panauti
Gods: 
Shiva
Indra
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Gods: 
Shiva
Indra

Nepal

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 09:02
Gods: 
Buddha
Parvati
Kings: 
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Holy Sites: 
Pashupatinath
Latitude: 
26
Longitude: 
86
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Holy Sites: 
Pashupatinath

Dakshinkali Temple

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:37
Gods: 
Kali
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Region: 
Dakshinkali

Seven Cities of Kavre

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 04:00
Gods: 
Chandesvari
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Region: 
Kavrepalanchok

Manakamana Bhagwati Temple

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:20

A visit to the Manakamana Bhagwati temple is believed to make your wishes come true.

Region: 
Manakamana
Rivers: 
Trisuli
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Rivers: 
Trisuli

Janakpur birthplace of Sita from Ramayana

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 03:04

Janakpur also called Janakpurdham lies close to the border of Nepal and India (Bihar) at some 135 km distance from Kathmandu. Janakpur is the center of the Maithili culture and the birthplace of Sita (Vaidehi, Janaki), the daughter of king Janak and husband of Ram in the famous Ramayana story. Ram and Sita also got married in Janakpur.

Gods: 
Sita
Ram
Kings: 
Janaka
Region: 
Janakpur
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Region: 
Janakpur

Gosainkunda - Holy Lake in Rasuwa

Wed, 01/06/2010 - 03:31

Gosaikunda is a holy high altitude lake at 4380 meters in the Rasuwa district known for the Langtang mountain range area north of Kathmandu.

Gods: 
Vishnu
Holy Sites: 
Gosainkunda
Region: 
Syabru
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Region: 
Syabru

Maghe (Makara / Makar) Sankranti 2013 - Bathing Holy rivers

Mon, 01/04/2010 - 03:33

The Maghe or Makar Sankranti festival is held at the first day of the holy month of Magh (January 14 2013). Maghe Sankranti celebrates that the warmer days are coming.  The festival is also seen as a new year that is coming.  

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Pashupatinath Temple - Shiva's Home in Kathmandu Valley

Mon, 12/21/2009 - 03:19

The Pashupatinath temple in the east of Kathmandu has been a religious site for both Hindus and Buddhists for maybe over 2000 years. Daily thousends of pilgrims visit Pashupatinath, with a top day on Maha Shivaratri when hunderds of thousends of pilgrims come to pay their tribute to Shiva. The Pashupatinath temple complex is one of the Unesco world heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley.

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Region: 
Kathmandu
Gods: 
Pashupatinath
Unmatta Bhairava
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Gods: 
Pashupatinath
Unmatta Bhairava

The Baraha Chhetra Temple - Sunsari

Sun, 12/20/2009 - 12:05

The Baraha Chhetra (Kshetra) Temple (also called Varahakshetra) lies in the east of Nepal around 20 km from Dharan at the confluence of the Sapta Koshi and Koka rivers. The Baraha Chhetra temple is one of the most holy tirtha's (holy place near a confluence of a river) of Nepal.

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Region: 
Barahachhetra
Gods: 
Baraha
Hiranyaksha
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Gods: 
Baraha
Hiranyaksha

Travel Cha Cha

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 03:58

Travel Cha Cha is an online travel portal operated by professionals with more than 10 years of experience in dealing with foreign clients.
Travel Cha Cha sells Tailor-made packages, cultural tours, adventure tours, religious tours, yoga & meditation tours, Rejuvenation & Ayurveda tours, safaris, special interest tours and much more in the Indian Subcontinent including Nepal. Other services are Hotel Booking, Air Booking, Itinerary Planning and Tailor Made Holiday, Transport.

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How to get a Visa

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 03:53

How to get a Visa to Nepal

Citizens for almost all countries can get a Visa on arrival. You have to bring a passport photo fill in two forms and pay a visa fee.

Visa costs are:

  • Transit ($5)
  • 15 day ($25)
  • 30 day ($40)
  • 90 day ($100.)
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Remembering moms: Tributes flow at Matatirtha

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:18

Vignettes of Matatirtha Aunsi as sea of humanity turns up at the pilgrimage site to pay homage to mothers

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