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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 ...
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple (Nepali: जलेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple of Shiva situated at Mahottari district, Nepal. [1] Pilgrims visit this temple on Maha Shivaratri and Vasant Panchami. [2] The city of Jaleshwar where this temple is located is named after this temple. [3]
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 .
Normally it is the astrologers who fix the marriage date and time in Nepal. Shivaratri (Maha Shivaratri) Shivaratri or the night of Shiva that falls sometime between February/March is one of the major festivals of Nepal. This day is dedicated to Shiva or Mahadev who lived in Mt. Kailash in the Himalayas.
Shashwat Dham (Nepali: शाश्वतधाम) is a Hindu religious site and tourist destination situated on East West Highway in Devchuli, Nawalpur district, in Nepal. [1] The dham (religious site) consists of a temple of lord Shiva and a Vedic karmakanda gurukul. It has Sri Sri Center for Yoga and Meditation. It was constructed by the CG ...
Baidyanath Dham, one of the four Shrines of Nepal, [1] [2] is a shrine of Lord Shiva located in Achham District in the confluence of the Budhi Ganga and Saraswati rivers in Achham district. [3] The shrine has a school to teach Ved called Ved Bidyashram. [4] In 2020, the government allocated NPR 2 million for Baidyanath Dham to upgrade Ved ...
Shiva was grief-stricken and picked up her corpse and began to wander about, as her body parts fell to the earth. There are 51 Shakta pithas which are believed to be enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow.