Pashupatinath Temple: Dedicated
to Lord Shiva, this is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the
subcontinent’s great Shiva sites. The supreme holiness of the site stems from
the Shiva linga enshrined in its main temple. It expresses the very essence of
Hinduism as pilgrims, priests, devotes, temples, ashrams, images, inscriptions
and cremation ghats intermingle with the rituals of daily life, all sprawled
along the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. The temple’s origins are obscure.
An inscription here dates from 477 AD, but the shrine may have stood there for
1000 years before that.
Bouddhanath Stupa: This great stupa is one of Nepal’s most
distinctive monuments and one of the most important Buddhist sites in Nepal.
With a diameter of over 100 meters, it is amongst the largest stupas in the
world. There are a number of legends accounting for the stupa’s construction,
but it is generally believed to date from the 5th century. All stupas contain
holy relics and Bouddha is said to contain the remains of the past Buddha
Kasyapa.
Swayambhunath Stupa: 6.5
kilometers west of Kathmandu, this great temple is just on the outskirts of
Kathmandu. No one actually knows who built it. Many believe that the Lichavis
constructed it while others believe that emperor Asoka had already visited it
in the 3rd century. The Swayambhunath
complex consists of a giant Stupa, a large ensemble of shrines and temples, and
also includes a Tibetan monastery, a museum and a library. This site has two
access points: a long stairway, claimed to have 365 steps, leading directly to
the main platform of the temple, which is from the top of the hill to the east;
and a car road around the hill from the south leading to the southwest
entrance. The first sight on reaching the top of the stairway is the Vajra.
Early in the morning drive to Sarangkot for sunrise
tour. Sarangkot is the one of the best pace in Nepal where you can see sunrise
and panoramic mountain views.
After
sunrise tour drive back to hotel and take Breakfast then proceed to Pokhara
city sightseeing places to visit like:
Bindabashini Temple: Bindabashini is also one of the most popular temple
in Pokhara. The temple is dedicated to goddess Bhagwati, another manifestation
of Shakti. Bindabashini is the mother goddess who fulfills the wishes of her
devotees.
Devi's Fall: Locally known as the Patale Chhango (Hell's Fall).
Devi's Fall (also known as Devin's and David's) is a lovely waterfall lying
about two km south-west of the Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway.
Legend has it that a trekker (Devin, David.) was washed away by the Pardi Khola
and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall.
