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About Muktinath
Muktinath is situated 18 kilometers north east of Jomsom
at an altitude of about 3749 meters. The temple is
situated on a high mountain range and is accessible during
fair weather.
Muktinath is a sacred and a pilgrimage site for both Hindu
and Buddhists. The local name of Muktinath is Chuming
Gyatsa, which means hundred springs. The traditional
caretakers of this monastery are Tibetan Buddhist nuns.
You will see Tibetan traders as well as Sadhus from the
far south of India paying homage to Buddha at this place.
The place is great for meditation therefore most of the
hermits remain here for years.
The shrine is situated in a grove of trees and among
others it includes a Buddhist monastery and the Jwala Mai
temple, which contain a spring, and an eternal flame fed
by natural gas underground. It is the earth-water-fire
combination that accounts for Muktinath's great religious
significance. Set into the walls around is 108 waterspouts
from which pour holy water. For the Buddhists, Muktinath
is a place of Dakinis, goddess known as sky dancers and
Lord Padmasambhava. Its importance in Buddhism increases
because of the fact that Chuming Gyatsa is one of the 24
Tantrik places.
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu
Arrival Kathmandu and transfer to hotel. Dinner &
Overnight stay in The Hotel at Kathmandu
Day 2: Kathmandu full Day
Kathmandu Sightseeing , Kathmandu city sightseeing place
to visit - Pashupatinath, Bouddha Nath, Budhanilkantha,
Balaju water Garden, Swayambhu Nath stupa (Monkey''s
temple) Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square
with Krishna Temple. Dinner & Overnight stay in the Hotel.
Kathmandu.
Day 3 : Kathmandu/ Pokhara
After breakfast drive to POKHRA via MANOKAMNA DEVI darshan.
Visit Manokamana Devi by cable car ride. After lunch
departure for pokhra. Transfer to hotel and dinner and
overnight in hotel. At Pokhara.
Day 4: Pokhara/Jomsom
Early morning transfer to POKHRA AIRPORT to board to
JOMSOM. Arrive Jomsom and proceed by jeep to MUKTINATH
darshan and pooja. Return back by jeep to Jomsom. Dinner
and overnight at guest house.
Day 5: Jomsom/Pokhara/Kathmandu
After breakfast early morning transfer to JOMSOM airport
to board to POKHRA, arrive and proceed to half day local
sightseeing of Pokhra after sightseeing continue drive to
Kathmandu Dinner & Overnight stay in the hotel .
Day 6: Kathmandu Departure
After breakfast transfer to airport to onward destination.
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