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Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the deity Shiva, between February and March. [3] According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - waning) of the lunar month of Phalguna.
Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. The temple is considered to be pre-Vedic in its origin [11] and according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda of Skanda Purana, the deity here gained great fame as Pashupati. [12] Pashupatinath Temple's existence is recorded as early as 400 CE. [13] The ornamented pagoda houses the ...
According to Hindus Budhanilkantha has a Sanskrit origin that means ‘Old Blue Throat’, a title of god Shiva that was given by gods after Shiva drank poison to save the world. The statue symbolizes god Vishnu, who is regarded as one of the 'Trimurtis', along with Brahma and Shiva. This statue is highly significant to Buddhist devotees ...
This temple has great religious importance in Hinduism and is dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Constructed in the 19th century A.D by the King of Nepal , the temple is made of terracotta , stone and wood and is replica of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu .
Siddha Baba Temple (Nepali: श्री सिद्धबाबा मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple of Shiva located near the city of Butwal, Dobhan-5, Palpa district of Nepal. [1] The temple is visited by the people all over Nepal and mostly by the Hindus of Palpa [2] and Rupandehi and neighboring districts. It is believed that the ...
This place is popularly known as Koteshwor Mahadevsthan, and the Shiva lingam here is believed to have appeared divinely. But there are no written scriptures about the exact date of its appearance. This temple also has another name: Kotinath. According to a popular legend, the Shiva Lingam here is believed to be one of the 64 sacred Shiva Lingams.
Shiva, enraged with Sati Devi's death, carried her dead body on his back and walked across the world in rage. Shiva, blinded by rage, did not realize that Sati Devi’s decaying body was falling apart. Sati Devi's body parts fell down to different parts of the world. Pilgrimages were later established at these sites.
Maju Dega is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and it is located in Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal. [1] [2] The temple was built by Riddhi Lakshmi, the Queen mother of Bhupetendra Malla in 1692. [3] [4] 1971 Indian film Haré Rama Haré Krishna was filmed on premises of the temple. [3]