The number of Hindu pilgrims visiting Muktinath has risen sharply according to the data collected by Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). Around 150 pilgrims mostly from India are visiting to Muktinath Temple daily. In the past years the average visitor figure during peak season stood at around 50. While some pilgrims fly from Pokhara to [...]
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Lumbini Udyana Mahachaitya : An Eco – Monastery in Lumbini
Lumbini Udyana Mahachaitya World Center for Peace and Unity (LUM), the largest Buddhist temple and meditation hall in Lumbini will be opened for public this April. The building which covers an area of 48,600 sq.ft. took five years to complete. Touted as an eco-monastery, the building’s design incorporates maximum use of natural light and will [...]
UNESCO to Conserve Monuments at Mayadevi Temple, Lumbini
The Marker Stone, Nativity Sculpture and the Ashoka Pillar are the three most emblematic monuments at the Maya Devi Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Lumbini. Conservation work on these three monuments to save them from further deterioration will begin this April at the initiative of UNESCO. A team made up of international and national [...]
Mahashivaratri
Mahashivaratri (Lord Shiva’s Night) will be observed tomorrow. Pilgrims from all over Nepal as well as India are already thronging Gaushala, the site of the Pashupatinath Temple, the holiest shrine in Nepal dedicated to Lord Shiva. More info at Mahashivaratrti – The Night of Lord Shiva.
Kailash Yatra Coupled with Darshan with a Mahayogi
We would like to inform that members of our Kailash Mansarovar Heli Tour 2011 fixed departure groups will get an opportunity to meet revered Hindu spiritual guru and Mahayogi Pilot Baba. About Pilot Baba Pilot Baba, a Mahayogi and revered Hindu spiritual leader, was known as Kapil Singh before he turned to spiritualism. He was [...]
Heli Pilgrimage tour to Halesi
Pilgrimage Tour to Halesi Fishtail Air’s heli- pilgrimage tours are getting quite popular among pilgrims, especially the elderly. The company has introduced another important site to their list of pilgrimage destinations: the temple of Halesi Mahadev. Halesi, known as the ‘Pashupatinath’ of eastern Nepal, lies in Khotang district in Eastern Nepal. The hill top temple [...]
Manakamana Cable Car records Highest Number of Passengers
Manakamana Cable Car, the cable car that ferries the pilgrims to the hill-top shrine of Manakamana Devi in Gorkha district, has recorded the highest number of passengers during the current fiscal year.According to reports, of the over 800,000 visitors, 60 percent were Nepalese while 40 percent were international. Installed by an Austrian company, the Manakamana [...]
Kailash-Mansarovar Heli Yatra
Kailash Manasarovar Yatra holds immense religious values for the Hindus. Believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, Mt. Kailash is claimed to be the apex of the Hindu religious axis. Lord Shiva or Bhola Baba is the most beloved among the thousands of Hindu deities. Hence, there are uncountable devotees who [...]