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Religious tour in Nepal

Pashupatinath Temple

What is religion ?

Relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural. Archaeological evidence suggests that religious beliefs have existed since the first human communities. They are generally shared by a community, and they express the communal culture and values through myth, doctrine, and ritual. Worship is probably the most basic element of religion, but moral conduct, right belief, and participation in religious institutions also constitute elements of the religious life. Religions attempt to answer basic questions intrinsic to the human condition (Why do we suffer? Why is there evil in the world? What happens to us when we die?) through the relationship to the sacred or supernatural or (e.g., in the case of Buddhism) through perception of the true nature of reality. Broadly speaking, some religions (e.g., Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are outwardly focused, and others (e.g., Jainism, Buddhism) are inwardly focused.

Muktinath Temple

Why Nepal is famous for a religious tour ?

Aside from trekking in Nepal, rafting and Jungle Safari , Nepal is famous for a Religious tour, Nepal has several ancient pilgrimage places. Each temple is attached to a legend that glorifies the amazing powers of its deity. Nepal have many pilgrimage sites , such Pashupatinath temple, Swayambhunath Stupa, Barah Chhetra, Gosainkunda ,Pathibhara, Manakamana, Gorkha, Lumbini, Muktinath, Halesi Mahadev, Janakpur, Swargadwari, Khaptad Ashram Panchase , Tal Barahi , Bindibashini etc. Nepal is also the Gateway to Kailash Mansarovar, the mythical abode of Lord Shiva. Devotees from various parts of Nepal and India throng the temples during special festivals.

Pilgrimage sites of Nepal like Muktinath and Gosainkunda make popular trekking destinations.

Muktinath is a pilgrimage centre for Buddhists and Hindus. You'll see Tibetan traders as well as sadhus from the far south of India . The shrines in a grove of trees include a Buddhist gompa and a Vishnu temple of Jiwala Mayi . An old temple nearby shelters a spring and natural gas jets which provide Muktinath's famous eternal flame. It's the earth-water-fire combination that accounts for Muktinath's great religious significance.

One of Nepal's most famous religious places of pilgrimage is Gosainkunda lake situated at an altitude of about 4360 meters.The lake town is surrounded by high mountains to the north and east and the lake itself is worth the trip alone for its beauty and picturesque surroundings.

There are nine other famous lakes in the area such as Saraswati, Bhairav, Sourya and Ganesh Kunda. Every year during the Janai Purnima festival in August, thousands of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims travel here by foot to take a holy dip in the lake.Another site to see when traveling to Gosaikunda, besides its glacial lake, is the large rock in the center of the lake. It is said to be the remains of an ancient Shiva shrine. There is a myth that claims the lake is carried by a channel that stretches all the way from Gosaikunda in the Langtang Region to the holy pond 60 kilometers to the south at the Kumbheshwar Temple in Kathmandu's city of Patan.

Famous Religious tour in Nepal

Buddhist Religion Tour in Nepal

Hindu Pilgrimage Tour in Nepal – 9 days

Pashupati Nath Tmple

Nepal only official Hindu country till 2006 (With the revolution in April 2006 the country has declared not anymore official Hindu Kingdom) is amazing with the Hindu temples and belief. Nepal is known as the country where there are more gods and goddess than people and more temples than houses, more festivals in a year than a day and so on. It clearly reflects the importance of Hindu pilgrimage.

In this tour programe, you will visit Manakamana temple in Gorkha which is popularly known as the Goddess who fulfill all the desires and wishes / temple of Kalika and Gorkha palace (the historic palace of the shah dynasty who ruled more than 238 years in Nepal).

Jan 12, 2013

Religious tour in Nepal

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