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  2. Muktinath - Wikipedia

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    The Shakti of Muktinath is addressed as "Gandaki Chandi", and the Bhairav as "Chakrapani". [10] Muktinath temple complex is also revered as a place on earth to host all five elements (fire, water, sky, earth, and air) from which all material things in the universe are made. The goddess Jwala Mai Temple situated adjacent to the Muktinath Temple ...

  3. List of Hindu temples in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [Note 1] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle.

  4. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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    A view of Pashupatinath Temple Bindhyabasini Temple, Pokhara, Nepal Ambikeshwari Temple is a Shaktipeetha which is supposed to have emerged due to the falling of right ear of Satidevi according to the Swasthani Purana. Barahachhetra; Janakpurdham; Muktinath; Pashupatinath Temple; Changu Narayan Temple; Buddhanilkantha; Krishna Temple of Patan ...

  5. Mustang District - Wikipedia

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    The district covers an area of 3,573 km 2 (1,380 sq mi) and in 2021 had a population of 14,452. [2] The headquarters is located at Jomsom. Mustang is the fifth largest district of Nepal in terms of area. The district is home to Muktinath Temple ('lord of liberation or moksha') and is a sacred place for Hindus and Buddhists. [3]

  6. Narsingh monastery - Wikipedia

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    It is situated in the northern side of the Muktinath temple. [1] It was constructed in the 6th century AD. [2] The local Buddhists call it the "Temple of 1,000 Lamps" (Mharme Lha Khang Gompa). The monastery has a statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) and his friends Tibetan tantric deities Drag Po on the right and Seng Dong on the left.

  7. Talk:Muktinath - Wikipedia

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    1 Muktinath is a Vishnu temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. It is located in Muktinath Valley at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass in Mustang, Nepal. It is one of the world's highest temples (altitude 3,800 m). Within Hinduism, it is one of the 108 Divya Desams, and is the only Divya Desam located outside India.

  8. Thorong La - Wikipedia

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    The route from west to east (Muktinath to Manang) is much more difficult, because it does not allow most trekkers sufficient time for acclimatization to the altitude. For trekkers choosing this direction of travel, the last place where it is possible to spend the night is located at Ranipauwa, where there is a lodge situated at 3,670 metres ...

  9. Muktidham - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The temple was founded in the year 1971. [3] It has replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas, which have been built as per dimension of original deities and have been sanctified by sending them to their respective pilgrimage centers. [1] [2] Further, there is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna in the Muktidham complex. The walls of Krishna temple ...