Muktinath

Muktinath is a special place in the hearts of devotees, of all the temple in the Himalayan region of Nepal. It is also known as SALIGRAMAM. It is situated at an altitude of 3,710 meters. It is a scared place for both Buddhists and Hindus. Muktinath is known as Mukthi Kshetra for Hinus and Valley Chumming Gyatsa in Buddhists.The holy shrine at Muktinath is in a grove of trees which includes a Buddhist Gompa and the pagoda style temple of vishnu Temple which consists an image of Lord Vishnu.
 There is three-storey pagoda temple which is situated at an altitude of 12460 ft. Their is statue of Goddess Jwala Mai inside the Muktinath temple. The meaning of Jwala Mai is goddess of Flame. People can see 108 holy water spouts in the courtyard of the temple and also a monastery nearby. 

The main attraction of Muktinath Temple are Kunda, Mukti Dhara, Jwala Mai Temple, Shaligram and many more.

Kunda:
Kunda is a water pond, their are two kunda in front of Muktinath Temple. It is believed that it can wash away negative fate of people. People bath or dip in a kunda believing that all the negative fate of his or her will be washed away. Many people dip on kunda believing it.





Jwala Mai Temple:
The more sacred is the water that issues from rock inside the ancient Tibetan Style "Jwala Mai Temple". The sound of flowing river is situated south and short distance below the Muktinath Temple. Inside this Gompa, behind a tattered curtain, their are small natural gas jest that produce continuously burning flame. The Jwala Mai temple has a spring and there are three eternal flames named " Holy Flame From Soil", "Holy Flame From Rock" and "Holy Flame From Water" fed by natural gas. The Hindu believes that it is a miracle of fire lighting which was offering made by Lord Brahma. The holy flame along side a spring that is the source of the religious importance of Muktinath.

 
Mukti Dhara:
 Their is wall from around the temple where there are 108 water sputs which is named as "Muktidhara". The 108 watersputs are in the shape of bulls heads, pur fouthe-sacred water closely arranged in a semi-circle with a gap of hardly a foot between the faucets, at a height of seven feet. The water which came from Gandaki River continuously flow through the mouth of the bull. It is one of the center of Tourist Attraction. 








 Shaligram
  It is another attraction fro the pilgrimage is the River Kali Gandaki from where one can collect fossils of the Jurassic park age. People can find a fossil within a few minuter or it may also take hours and also people may be unsuccessful to fine. People can also have such fossils from the local people at a price. Shaligram is a blac stone fossil which is considered sacred and is kept in prayer room in the house which is supposed to be symbol of Lord Bishnu.