Bagmati + Bhaktapur + Changunarayan + Kathmandu + Dakshinkali + Kavrepalanchok + Banepa + Rasuwa + Syabru

Shakti Peeth - Guheswari / Guheswori - Kathmandu

Guheswari 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 is very close to the famous Pashupatinath temple just a few hundred meters upstream the holy Bagmati River.


Dakshinkali Temple

The Dakshinkali Temple in Pharping in the south west of the Kathmandu Valley is a temple dedecated to the godess Kali. She was one of the three wifes of Shiva. Kali is a demon slayer. You can see her often with blood on her hands and the head of a demon in one of her left hands.  Kali is worshipped with animal sacrifices like goats.  


Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is a craftscity with a car free Unesco world heritage city center. In Bhaktapur you can find the highest temple of Nepal and a nice pottery market.


Kathmandu Capital of Nepal

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and as long as humans memories go a center of pilgrimage.


Banepa

Banepa is a small town in the east of the Kathmandu Valley.


Seven Cities of Kavre

Seven small towns in kavre are said to be built by king Anandadeva after he got the directions of the goddess chandesvari.  Banepur (Banepa) near Chandesvari Pitha. Panauti near Prayaga tirtha of Nepal. Nala near Nala Bhagavati, Dhulikhel near Narayana, Khadpu near Dhanesvra, Chaukot, near the resident of Chaukora Rishi, Sanga near Nasiko Pitha.

Source:

The legends of Nepal - Jnan Kaji Manandhar 2002 - Banepa.


Gosainkunda - Holy Lake in Rasuwa

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


Pashupatinath Temple - Shiva's Home in Kathmandu Valley

The as an UNESCO world heritage listed temple complex of Pashupatinath in the east of Kathmandu is a very old religious site for both Hindus and Buddhists. Pashupatinath which is the biggest Shiva complex in the world consist of 492 temples and more than one thousend shivalingams. 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.


Avia Tours & Travel

Avia Tours & Travel is a travel agency in Kathmandu where you can get customized tours through Nepal. You can read their travel encyclopedia of Nepal and if you like something you simply add it to your own itinerary.

Website: Avia Tours & Travel

Location: Lazimpat, Kathmandu


The Shangri-La Hotel in Kathmandu

Hotel Shangri La KathmanduThe luxury Shangri~La hotel in Kathmandu has a magnificent garden with swimming pool and provide excellence service to all our clients.

The rooms are elegant and have a touch of Nepali tradition.

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