Friday, January 1, 2010
MUKTINATH
The famous temple of Lord Muktinath lies in the district of mustang and is situated about 18-kms north-east of Jomsom at an altitude of about 3,749m. The temple is situated on a high mountain range and is visited during fair weather.
There are two ways to get to Muktinath from Kathmandu. Either to take a direct flight from Kathmandu via Pokhara to Jomsom and hike for a couple of hours via Kagbeni or to trek all the way from Pokhara. There is also air service from Pokhara. There is also air service from Pokhara to Jomsom.
Shalagram Muktinath Darshan Yatra has its own significance both religiously and spiritually since this holy site is famous as the place of salvation and eternity for both Hindus and Buddhists. Muktinath Temple lies in the district of Mustang, situated about 18 kms northeast of Jomsom in the central part of Nepal at an altitude of about 3800 m from the sea level. In spite of its remote location, many visitors and travelers from all around the world, more of from South Asian countries, come each year to get relieved from all miseries and sorrows.
Not just a holy temple to visit at, one can also have spectacular views of popular mountain ranges of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri through out the journey. It is believed that one should visit this temple after competing pilgrimage of four special religious sites, also called “Chardham Yatra”, in India. There are two ways to get to Muktinath from either take a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and drive from Jomsom to Muktinath or right now we can drive all the way from Pokhara-Beni-Jomsom-Muktinath even though the road is still under construction. Please let us know. We will provide you all the detail information which will be required to get to this holy destiny. Should you have any interest in this holy package, just pour in your queries and we will definitely get back to you in no time.
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