Char Dham are the four hindu religious sites in Nepal. They are
Pashupat Kshetra,
Mukti Kshetra,
Ruru Kshetra
Ruru Kshetra ( ne, रूरू क्षेत्र), also known as Ridi (रिडी), is a religious and cultural place situated on the confluence of ''Ridi Khola'' and Kaligandaki river in Nepal. It is also tri-junction of Gulmi, Palpa a ...
and
Baraha Kshetra.
Pashupati Kshetra
Pashupat Kshetra is situated on the bank of holy
Bagmati River
, "Tiger Gate")
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in
Kathmandu
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,the capital of Nepal. The Pashupatinath temple is the famous and sacred temple that serve the seat of
pashupatinath.
There is harihar kshetra in place of pashupati kshetra.
Mukti Kshetra
Mukti Kshetra is situated in
Mustang district and is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists.
Ruru Kshetra
Ruru Kshetra is situated on the bank of
Kaligandaki river.
Hindus visits here during
Maghe Sankranti
Maghe Sankranti (, , Nepal Bhasa: ) is a Nepali festival observed on the first of Magh in the Vikram Sambat (B.S) or Yele calendar bringing an end to the winter solstice containing month of Poush. Tharu people celebrate this particular day as ...
and take holy bath in Kaligandaki river and worship in
Rishikesh Temple
The Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra (Rishikesh Temple) is located in southwestern Nepal in the Palpa District, Lumbini Zone. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage as well as cremation site referred to in the Hindu epics. believing to obtain
moksha
''Moksha'' (; sa, मोक्ष, '), also called ''vimoksha'', ''vimukti'' and ''mukti'', is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, enlightenment, liberation, and release. In its soteriology, ...
.
Baraha Kshetra
Baraha Kshetra is situated on the confluence of Koka and
Koshi river
The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence ...
in
Sunsari district
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External links
Char Dham of Nepal, Mina nath paudel
References
Hindu temples in Nepal
Hinduism-related lists
Hinduism in Nepal
Hindu pilgrimage sites in Nepal
Char Dham temples in Nepal
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