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Muktinath - Nepal
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Muktinath (3800m):
situated about 21.5
kilometers from Jomsom Airport. Muktinath falls on the route of the Mt. Annapurna
circuit Trek. It is believed that all
miseries/sorrows are relived once you visit
this temple. Muktinath is an
important pilgrimage place for both Hindus and
Buddhists. The holy shrines at Muktinath are in a
grove of trees and include a Buddhist monastery and
the pagoda-style temple of Vishnu Temple, containing
an image of Vishnu. Around the temple is a wall from
which 108 waterspouts, cast in the shape of cows'
heads, pour forth-sacred water. Even more sacred is
the water that issues from a rock inside the ancient
Tibetan-style Jwala Mai temple. Inside this monastery, behind a
tattered curtain, are small natural gas jets that
produce a perpetual holy flame alongside a spring
that is the source of the sacred water. This
auspicious combination of earth, fire and water is
responsible for the religious importance of Muktinath. It Is often possible to see Tibetan women
with elaborate turquoise-embedded headdresses,
engaged in devotions at these shrines. |
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Suggested itinerary
Option 1. Day 1. Kathmandu - Pokhara. Drive or flight / Day 2.
Pokhara - Jomsom. Flight. / Day 3. Jomsom - Kagbeni.
Trek. / Day 04. Kagbeni - Muktinath.
Trek. / Day 5. Muktinath. Rest or sightseeing. / Day
6. Muktinath - Jomsom. Trek. / Day 7. Jomsom -
Pokhara or Kathmandu. Flight. Option 2. Day 1. Kathmandu - Pokhara -
Nayapul - Birethanti. Drive and trek. / Day 2.
Birethanti - Trikedunga. Trek. / Day 3. Trikedunga -
Ghorepani. Trek. / Day 4. Ghorepani - Tatopani.
Trek. / Day 5. Tatopani - Kalapani. Trek. / Day 6.
Kalapani - Tukchey. Trek. / Day 7. Tukchey - Kagbeni
via Jomsom. Trek. / Day 8. Kagbeni - Muktinath.
Trek. / Day 9. Muktinath. Rest or sightseeing. / Day
10. Muktinath - Jomsom. Trek. / Day 11. Jomsom -
Pokhara or Kathmandu. By flight. |
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Options from Muktinath and Kagbeni
1. Trek to
Tilicho Lake. 2. Extension to Manang
crossing Throng Pass and fly out from Manang or trek
to Besisahar, then drive out from Besisahar to
Kathmandu. 3. Extension to Mustang from
Kagbeni (prior arrangement is needed for special
permit). |
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