Monday, January 7, 2019

Muktinath, Nepal

Muktinath, Nepal
Muktinath is a highly venerated sacred place for both Hindus and Buddhists located in Muktinath Valley at an altitude of 3,710 meters at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass (part of the Himalayas) in MustangNepal. The site is close to the village of Ranipauwa, which is sometimes mistakenly called Muktinath. Within Hinduism, it is called Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the "place of liberation or moksha". Muktinath is located near the Kandaki river famous for the Salagrama stones.





Muktinath is also one of the 51 Sakthi Peetams of India. The temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th – 9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu. The ancient name of this place in Sri Vaishnava literature, Nalayira Divya Prabandha, before Buddhist origin, is Thiru Saligramam. Although the temple has a Vaishnava origin, it is also revered in Buddhism.





Legends
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The Temple
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Religious Significance
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Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 14 Kms from Kagbeni, 25 Kms from Jomsom, 25 Kms from Jomsom Airport, 174 Kms from Pokhara Airport, 175 Kms from Pokhara, 374 Kms from Kathmandu and 376 Kms from Kathmandu Airport. Access is difficult because of harsh weather conditions in Mustang. The most suitable time to visit is from March to June. There are flights from Kathmandu to Pokhara and then to Jomsom Airport. From there, one can either trek all the way or take a jeep to Muktinath, a journey which passes many archeological sites and temples. Tourists are also known to charter a helicopter for a 45-minute flight, though this carries a risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and is only recommended for brief visits.

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