Muktinath Tour

Muktinath is one of the scared place for both Buddhists and Hindu which is situated at the elevations of the 3710 meters at the foot of the Thorong La Pass in Mustang districts in Nepal.  Muktinath is one of the most ancient Hindu temples of God Vishnu. The Muktinath temple is located on the top of the mountain range and during the festival of Janai Purnima in Nepal, Hindu devotees come here to pay homage to God Muktinath. There is other popular temple namely Jwaladevi, the goddess of flame which situated almost hundred meters south of Muktinath. The main shrine of the Muktinath temple is designed in the Pagoda style which symbolizes the religious symbiosis between Buddhists and Hindu, where Buddhist regards Muktinath as Buddha temple while Hindu regards as Vishnu temple. The statue of God is made of gold which depicts metal statues of Lord Vishnu, Saraswati, Goddess Laxmi, Janaki, Garuda, Sapta Rishis and Lava-Kush. The Sanskrit word “Muktinath” derives from “Mukti” and “Nath”. Here “Mukti” means “Salvation or Nirvana” and “Nath” means “God”. According to Hindu Myth, God Vishnu was got salvation from the curse of Brinda (wife of Jalandhar), so Hindu people generally believe that all miseries are relieved once you visit the Muktinath Temple and bath in the 108 waterspouts (Muktidhara) in the backyard of this temple. The pagoda style shrine is considered to be one of the eight sacred places known as Svayam Vyakta Ksetras (the other seven being Srirangam, Sri Mushnam, Tripati, Naimisaranyam, Thottadri, Pushkaram, and Badrinath) as well as one of the 108 Divya Desam or holy places of worship of God Vishnu. The major attractions of this places are; Mukti Dhara. Kunda, Gomba, Jwalamai Temple, Sri Murthy Mahatma, Swaminarayan, Saligrama,  Gomba Samba and so on. Apart from this shrine also offers you to enjoy stunning views of high Himalayan Annapurna range, Muktinath and Mustang Himal to the west.