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Muktinath - Nepal

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.

Suggested itinerary
Option 1. Day 01: Kathmandu - Pokhara. Drive or flight. Day 02: Pokhara - Jomsom. Flight. Day 03: Jomsom - Kagbeni. Trek. Day 04: Kagbeni - Muktinath. Trek. Day 05: Muktinath. Rest or sightseeing. Day 6: Muktinath - Jomsom. Trek. Day 07: Jomsom - Pokhara or Kathmandu. By flight.
Option 2. Day 01: Kathmandu - Pokhara - Nayapul - Birethanti. Drive and trek. Day 02: Birethanti - Trikedunga. Trek. Day 03: Trikedunga - Ghorepani. Trek. Day 04: Ghorepani - Tatopani. Trek. Day 05: Tatopani - Kalapani. Trek. Day 06: Kalapani - Tukchey. Trek. Day 07: Tukchey - Kagbeni via Jomsom. Trek. Day 08: Kagbeni - Muktinath. Trek. Day 09: Muktinath. Rest or sightseeing. Day 10: Muktinath - Jomsom. Trek. Day 11: Jomsom - Pokhara or Kathmandu. By flight.

Options from Muktinath and Kagbeni
1. Trek to Tilicho Lake. 2. Manang crossing Throng Pass from Muktinath. 3. Drive to Tatopani Bazar and trek to Ghorepani-Ghandruk and Mt. Annapurna Sanctuary (ABC). 4. Extension to Mustang (prior arrangement is needed to obtain special permit) from Kagbeni .

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