Muktinath Tour: Start and end in Kathmandu! With the Adventure Trip Explore Muktinath. Embark upon an almost celestial journey that will take you past immaculate mountains and entrancing wilderness, soaking you in the exquisite culture of Nepal, and finally leading you to a spiritual tryst with Lord Vishnu. The Muktinath Tour promises you all of this and more!
Muktinath Temple is a pilgrimage place for both Buddhists and Hindus. Hindus call the site Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the ‘place of salvation’ & it is one of the most ancient temples of the God Vishnu and the Vaishnava tradition in Nepal. The Muktinath temple is situated on a high mountain range. During the festival of Janai-Purnima, Hindu devotees gather here to pay homage to lord Muktinath. Behind the temple, there are 108 waterspouts cast in the shape of cow heads pour holy water. Here lots of pilgrims take baths from the ice-cold holy water. It is situated 48k.m northeast of Jomsom at an altitude of 12,172 feet (3,710 meters) at the base of the Thorong La mountain pass in the Mustang district,
The temple is small and contains a human-sized golden statue of Vishnu as Shri Mukti Narayana. In addition to Mukti Narayana, the temple has bronze images of Bhoodevi. There is an old Buddhist monk present in the temple and worship is conducted by Buddhist nuns.
Muktinath Tour Highlights:
- Start and end in Kathmandu! With the Adventure Trip Explore Muktinath. Embark upon an almost celestial journey that will take you past immaculate mountains and entrancing wilderness, soaking you in the exquisite culture of Nepa
- The Muktinath is situated 48k.m northeast of Jomsom at an altitude of 12,172 feet (3,710 meters) at the base of the Thorong La mountain pass in the Mustang district.
- The Muktinath temple is situated on a high mountain range. During the festival of Janai-Purnima, Hindu devotees gather here to pay homage to lord Muktinath.
- Behind the temple, there are 108 waterspouts cast in the shape of cow heads pour holy water. Here lots of pilgrims take baths from the ice-cold holy water.
