Muktinath Temple: Full Documentary, Hidden History & Travel Guide. Everything you need to know.
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Muktinath Temple in the Himalayas of Nepal.
It is one of the great pilgrimage sites for both Hindus and Buddhists from all over the world. The temple is an epitome of the spiritual and emotional cleansing site for the devotees of Muktinath.
This holy temple stands on the lap of the remote Muktinath Valley at an elevation of 3,710 meters above the sea level. This sacred temple is one of 108 Divya Desam. Vaishnav people (followers of Vishnu in Hinduism) highly respect this holy place. Generally, there are eight holy sites knowns as Swayam Vyakta or Divya Kshetra of deity Bishnu. Muktinath is one of them.
The term Muktinath is derived from the Sanskrit word “Mukti” and “Nath” where Mukti refers to “Salvation or Moksha” while Nath stands for “God or Master”. Hence, it holds great significance for all spiritual people in the south Asian countries.
There is a belief that after completing pilgrimage of four special religious sites, Chardham Yatra of India, the pilgrims must visit Muktinath Temple once.
Despite it lies in one of the remote regions in Nepal, thousands of pilgrims from a different corner of the world visit this place. Likewise, it stands at the higher elevation, the fascinating mountain scenery, and surrounding landscapes attract thousands of trekkers.
This temple is open throughout the year, but during Ram Navami, Vijayadashami, and Rishi Tarpani thousands of pilgrims visit here to celebrate the festival.
The main temple of Muktinath is a pagoda-style dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Whereas, Buddhists worship Vishnu as Avalokiteshvara. The temple consists of a metal statue of Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati, Janaki, Garuda, Lava-Kush, and Sapta Rishis.
It is a religious place which holds the faith of two different religions in the same shrine. It is a commonplace of worship for both the Buddhist and Hindu communities. Thus, this makes the Muktinath temple exceptional as people from two religions with different beliefs and rituals come together under one roof.
Hidden History of Muktinath Temple.
Muktinath is one of the most ancient temples of Lord Vishnu. According to Hindu mythology, there was a huge battle between Lord Shiva and Jalandhar (powerful king of demons). The demon was evil-minded, he crossed the limit and attack Kailash to achieve Parvati (wife of Lord Shiva).
Then Jalandhar used his power and change himself to duplicate Shiva. Since Parvati has spiritual power she easily notices the reality and quickly called Shiva for help. Soon after the battle started between them, but he (Jalandhar) was quite safe because of her wife’s faithfulness.
Later other gods decide to use a little trick to destroy a massive evil. In this, Lord Vishnu utilize his power and turn into duplicate Jalandhar and present himself to Vrinda. She (Vrinda) failed to notice and behaved like her husband. After this, she loses her devotion and Lord Shiva slaughter Jalandhar.
At last, Vrinda learns the truth and she curses Lord Vishnu to spend the rest of life as Shila (stone). Thus, after that Lord Vishnu takes birth as Shaligram in the Muktinath area. After giving a curse, Vrinda destroys herself and from her ashes, Tulsi Plant was born.
Lord Vishnu respect and love Vrinda more than Lord Laxmi, as he was really impressed by her faithfulness. Therefore, while worshiping the Shaligram it is necessary to have a Tulsi leaf.
And there are still more other legends related to Muktinath Temple.
Places to visit around Muktinath Temple.
Samba Gompa, Vishnu Paduka, Mukteshwor Mahadev Temple, Narshing Gompa, 108 Mukti Dhara, Mukti Kunda, Jwalamai Temple, Sangye Buddha, Santok Palri Lingma Guru.
How to reach Muktinath Temple?
To reach Muktinath Temple, first, we need to reach Pokhara. Pokhara is 200 km from Kathmandu. By drive, it takes 7 hours. Whereas, just 25 minutes by flight.
After Pokhara, we need to reach Jomsom. Jomsom is 175 km from Pokhara. By drive, it takes 9/10 hours. Because of the hilly and bumpy road. But just 20 minutes by weather dependable flight.
After reaching Jomsom, we can hire a private jeep and reach Muktinath Temple in just an hour.
After reaching Muktinath Village, one can ride on horse or hike for half an hour.
Besides this, one can charter a helicopter from Kathmandu or Pokhara and reach Muktinath Temple in just some hours.
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Very nice 👍
Thank you Mam.
So how high is it in feet, doofus ,, like how most of the world measure altitude,