Temples and shrines in Nepal

31 places of this kind across 25 districts of Nepal, from the Himal to the Terai. Filter by province or belt, or open any dot on the map.

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31 places

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Pathibhara Devi

Taplejung, Koshi Province

A hilltop shrine at 3,794 m above Phungling, one of the most visited pilgrimages in eastern Nepal, with a sweep of Kanchenjunga views.

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Arjundhara Dham

Jhapa, Koshi Province

A popular Shiva shrine and spring near Birtamod, linked to the Mahabharata hero Arjun.

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Satasi Dham

Jhapa, Koshi Province

A shrine of the Rajbanshi community and the old Satasi kingdom in south-east Jhapa, with ponds and ancient trees.

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Baraha Kshetra

Sunsari, Koshi Province

One of Hinduism's four great dhams of Nepal, at the confluence where the Koshi breaks out of the hills at Chatara.

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Janaki Mandir, Janakpur

Dhanusha, Madhesh Province

A white marble palace-temple of 1910 dedicated to Sita, built where her image is said to have been found.

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Dhanushadham

Dhanusha, Madhesh Province

A forest shrine where a fragment of Shiva's bow, broken by Ram to win Sita, is said to have fallen.

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Jaleshwar Mahadev

Mahottari, Madhesh Province

An ancient Shiva shrine whose linga sits below water level in a sunken sanctum, giving the town its name.

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Chhinnamasta Bhagawati

Saptari, Madhesh Province

A shrine to the self-beheaded goddess at Sakhada, one of the most revered Shakti temples of the eastern Terai.

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Gadhimai Temple

Bara, Madhesh Province

A goddess temple at Bariyarpur whose great fair every five years draws millions of devotees from Nepal and India.

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Pashupatinath

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province

Nepal's holiest Hindu temple, on the Bagmati river, where Shiva is worshipped as Lord of Animals and the dead are cremated on the ghats.

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Budhanilkantha

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province

A 5-metre stone Vishnu reclining on a bed of serpents in a pond, carved in the Licchavi period.

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Dakshinkali and Pharping

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province

A goddess temple in a forest ravine where sacrifices are offered, and nearby Pharping's caves of Guru Rinpoche.

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Changu Narayan

Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province

Nepal's oldest temple still in use, on a forested ridge, with a 464 CE inscription and superb Licchavi sculpture.

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Kalinchowk Bhagawati

Dolakha, Bagmati Province

A goddess shrine on a 3,842 m summit reached by cable car, Nepal's most popular place to play in the snow.

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Dolakha Bhimsen

Dolakha, Bagmati Province

A roofless shrine in an old Newar town, whose stone image of Bhimsen is said to 'sweat' before national disasters.

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Muktinath

Mustang, Gandaki Province

A temple at 3,710 m sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, with 108 water spouts and an eternal natural gas flame.

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Manakamana

Gorkha, Gandaki Province

A wish-fulfilling goddess temple on a ridge above the Trishuli, reached by Nepal's first passenger cable car.

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Devghat

Tanahun, Gandaki Province

A holy confluence of the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli, where elderly devotees come to spend their last years.

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Baglung Kalika

Baglung, Gandaki Province

A goddess temple in a sacred forest in Baglung bazaar, one of western Nepal's major shrines.

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Triveni Dham and Valmiki Ashram

Parasi, Lumbini Province

A sacred confluence on the Narayani at the Indian border, with the forest hermitage of the Ramayana's poet Valmiki.

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Ruru Kshetra (Ridi)

Gulmi, Lumbini Province

An ancient pilgrimage town at the Ridi–Kali Gandaki confluence, with the Rishikesh temple and a famous Makar Sankranti fair.

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Resunga

Gulmi, Lumbini Province

A forested hilltop above Tamghas, sacred as the hermitage of the sage Kashyapa, with views and cool pine air.

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Supa Deurali

Arghakhanchi, Lumbini Province

A popular hilltop goddess temple near Sandhikharka, crowded with pilgrims at Dashain and Chaite Dashain.

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Swargadwari

Pyuthan, Lumbini Province

The 'gate of heaven': a hilltop ashram where an eternal sacred fire has burned since the time of its founding saint.

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Chandannath and Jumla

Jumla, Karnali Province

Jumla's temple town among apple orchards and fields of red Marshi rice, the highest-growing rice in the world.

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Dullu and the eternal flames

Dailekh, Karnali Province

Old Khasa capital of Dailekh, where natural gas flames burn at shrines said to mark parts of a fallen god's body.

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Deuti Bajai

Surkhet, Karnali Province

A much-loved goddess shrine in the Surkhet valley, where devotees offer bells and pray for wishes.

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Shaileshwari and Silgadhi

Doti, Sudurpashchim Province

The goddess temple of Silgadhi, protector of the Doti kingdom, above the Seti river and twin town of Dipayal.

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Amargadhi and Ugratara

Dadeldhura, Sudurpashchim Province

Dadeldhura's pine-ridge town with a fort built by the Gorkhali general Amar Singh Thapa and the Ugratara goddess temple.

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Tripurasundari and Melauli

Baitadi, Sudurpashchim Province

Baitadi's great goddess temples on the hills above the Mahakali, with stone devals of the Doti–Kumaon style.

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Badimalika

Bajura, Sudurpashchim Province

A high grassland shrine at over 4,000 m above Martadi, reached on a pilgrimage at the Janai Purnima full moon.