Baraha Chhetra Temple + Boudhanath + Changu Narayan Temple + Gosainkunda + Lumbini + Pashupatinath + Swayambhunath
Nepal
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:47
Nepal is a country squeezed between Tibet and India besides its many ancient pilgrimage places Nepal is known for its high mountains, thick forrests, beautiful waterfall and rivers and a fine collection of flora and fauna.
Tags: Gosainkunda - Holy Lake in Rasuwa
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 09:16
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
Mon, 12/21/2009 - 09:04
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.
The Baraha Chhetra Temple - Sunsari
Sun, 12/20/2009 - 17:50
The Baraha Chhetra (Kshetra) Temple lies in the east of Nepal around 20 km from Dharan at the confluence of the Sapta Koshi and Koka rivers and is one of the most holy tirtha's of Nepal.
Vishnu's appeared as Changu Narayan in the Kathmandu Valley
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 15:26
On Dolagiri mountain lived the ascetic Sudarshana though a religous man he had a bit of a short temper. Though Sudarshana didn't have much posesions he was the proud owner of a brown cow. The cow always gave enough milk. But one day while the cow was grazing suddenly a man came out of a treetrunk and start drinking the cows milk. He drunk all milk straight from the cows utters and when he was finished the man dissapeared in the tree again.
Where is Siddhashrama
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 09:35
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.
Festival - Maghe (Makara) Sankranti - Bathing Holy rivers
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 09:18
The Maghe Sankranti festival is held at the first day of the holy month of Magh (arround the mid of January (12-14)). Maghe Sankranti celebrates that the warmer days are coming. The festival is also seen as a new year that is coming.
Maghe Sankranti is one of the three occasions in a year that hindu's should bath in holy rivers. The bathing is done in the early morning mostly at thirtha's where two holy rivers colide like for example the Barah Chhetra temple.
Maha Shivaratri 2010 - 12 february
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 14:51
Maha Shivasratri (night of Shiva) is a yearly hindu festival that will take place on the 12th of february in 2010.
Swayambhunath (Monkey) temple - Kathmandu Valley
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 08:35
Swayambhunath is a buddhist temple beautifully located on the top of a hill in the north west of Kathmandu in Nepal.