Muktinath
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Muktinath, a sacred place both for Hindus as well as the Buddhists, is located at an altitude of 3,710 meters, at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass (part of the Himalayas) , Mustang district, Kingdom of Nepal. The Hindus call the place as Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the "place of salvation", while the Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means 'Hundred Waters'. For Tibetan Buddhists Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a place of Dakinis, goddesses known as Sky Dancers. It is of great importance for Buddhists that Chumig Gyatsa is one of the 24 Tantric places. The Tibetan Buddhist tradition states that for this reason Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism had meditated at Muktinath on its way to Tibet.
The shrine of Muktinath is considered one of the eight most sacred shrines for Hindu Vashanavites known as Svayam Vyakta Ksetras, the other seven being Srirangam, Sri Mushnam, Tirupati, Naimisaranyam, Thottadri, Pushkaram and Badrinath.
According to Sri Vaishnava philosophy, it is considered to be one of the Divya Desams (108 in total) or holy places of worship of lord Vishnu, where the Alwars or Viashnavite Saints had sung in praise of the Lord, which is compiled as the Nalayira Divyaprabandam.
Muktinath is one of the most ancient Hindu temple of God Vishnu. Many people also claim the shrine to be a Buddhist shrine. The idol is of gold and is tall enough to compare with a man. The most suiable time time to visit Muktinath is from March to June, as the weather conditions would not be safe enough to travel in other months. In your journey you will come across many archeolgical sites, temples and will see and feel the enchanting Himalayas.
In this astonishing journey there lies the only place on earth where you can find all five tatvas, the five elements out of which everything is made of, according to the Hindu tradition: fire, water, sky, earth and air at the same place together in their own and distinct form. This place is near Jwala Devi temple.
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