Kathmandu valley to Manakamana

Kathmandu valley to Manakamana
4 Days and 3 Nights
Tour Highlight
Pashupatinath Temple
- Hindu temple, Shiva temple.
- Situated along the banks of the holy Bagmati River.
- Bagmati river Ghats are the holiest cremation center, for Hindus.
Guhyeshwari Temple
- This temple is dedicated to Adi Shakti.
- Shakti peetha, important pilgrimage destination for all
the Hindus, very special for Tantric worshippers.
- King Pratap Malla built this temple in the 17th century.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Most of the buildings we see here date from 15th to 18th century.
Kumari Temple
- Built a temple for Kumari and Durga in her virginal state.
Bouddhanath
- Largest stupas in South Asia.
Budhanilkantha
- Image of Vishnu as Narayan.
Manakamana Temple
- Durga Bhawani (Hindu Goddess).
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Day 1: Arrival to Kathmandu:
Upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, our staff will receive you and transfer you to hotel.
Our guide will explain briefly the program upon arrival at hotel. After a refreshing break and if time permits we head
towards Pashupatinath and Guhyeshwari temple.
Pashupatinath Temple:
Pashupatinath the most important Hindu temple in Nepal, it’s one
of the most important Shiva temples on the subcontinent and
draws numerous devotees from all over India each year.
Pashupatinath is situated along the banks of the holy Bagmati
River. The old temples on the site were destroyed by Muslim
invaders in the 14th century, its stone linga smashed to dust, but it
was rebuilt. Succeeding monarchs reinstated the temple and the
images.
Bagmati river ghats are the holiest cremation center for Hindus.
Guhyeshwari Temple:
This temple is dedicated to Adi Shakti. The temple is a Shakti
peetha near to the Pashupati Temple.It is said that this temple is
the Shakti chair of Pashupathinath Temple. King Pratap Malla built
this temple in the 17th century. The Goddesses is also called Guhyekali.It is an important pilgrimage destination for all the Hindus and
it is also very special for Tantric worshippers.
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Day 2: Kathmandu Durbar Square:
This particular area best known as
Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the heart of this
city. It is also called as Hanuman Dhoka Palace
Square an ancient seat of the Nepalese Royalty.
Hanuman Dhoka Palace Complex consists of a
huge Royal Square imposing a tremendous variety
of temples dedicated to different Hindu god and
goddesses. Most of the buildings we see here date
from 15th to 18th century.
Kumari Temple:
Jayaprakash Malla, the last Malla king to
rule Kathmandu, built a temple for Kumari
and Durga in her virginal state. The temple
was named Kumari Bahal and was
structured like a typical Newari Vihara.
In this house resides the Kumari, a girl
who is revered as the living goddess. He
also made a chariot for Kumari and in the
courtyardhad detailed terra cotta tiles of
that time laid down.
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Bouddhanath:
Bouddhanath is among the largest stupas in South Asia,
and it has become the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism
in Nepal. The white mound looms thirty-six meters overhead.
The stupa is located on the ancient trade route to Tibet,
and Tibetan merchants rested and offered prayers here
for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from
Tibet in the 1950s, many of them decided to live around
Bouddhanath. They established many gompas, and
the “Little Tibet” of Nepal was born. This “Little Tibet”
is still the best place in the Valley to observe Tibetan
lifestyle. Monks walk about in maroon robes. Tibetans
walk with prayer wheels in their hands, and the rituals of
prostration are presented to the Buddha as worshippers
circumambulate the stupa on their hands and knees,
bowing down to their lord.
Budhanilkantha:
The five meter long image of Vishnu as Narayan is
believed to have been created in 7th to 8th Century.
Vishnu has many incarnations and in Nepal often
appears as Narayan, the creator of all life, the god
who reclines on the cosmic sea. The Narayan lies back
on the multithreaded snake ‘Ananta’. The sleeping
Vishnu image attracts lots of pilgrims.
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Day 3: Early drive to Manakamana Temple (3 hrs drive from Kathmandu):
Manakamana Temple: It is a temple of Durga Bhawani (Hindu Goddess), situated in Gorkha District of Nepal. Manakamana means
the ‘wishes’. It is believed that Goddess Manakamana fulfills the wishes of ones who worship her with pure heart. It is very true when
someone wish something from heart it is fulfilled by the Goddesses. It is situated at about 1300 meters at a top of a hill surround by a
small village community.
Day 4: Departure.
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