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Religious Traditions of Nepal:

- Shakti PeethaMithila (Mithila Shakti Peetha) - Kathmandu Guhyeshwari (Nepala Shakti Peetha) - Muktinath (Gandaki Shakti Peetha)
- Swayam Vyakta KshetraMuktinath
- Divya DesamMuktinath (Thirusalagramam)



1.
Devi Sita
Devi Sita
Sita Tradition of Nepal:
(Valmiki Ramayana)

Mithila → Devi Sita incarnated from Bhoomi (Earth) in Mithila (Bihar side of Mithila). Devi Sita married Sri Rama in Mithila during the swayamvara ceremony (Nepal side of Mithila).



2.
Sri Rama breaking bow
Sri Rama
breaking bow
Rama Tradition of Nepal:
(Valmiki Ramayana)

Mithila → Sri Rama broke the bow of Lord Shiva during the swayamvara ceremony and married Devi Sita in Mithila (Nepal side of Mithila).



3.
Pashupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath Temple
Shiva Tradition of Nepal:
(Nepala Mahatmya)

Pashupatinath → Lord Shiva has the famous temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu.



4.
Guhyeshwari Temple
Guhyeshwari Temple
Devi Tradition of Nepal:
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Nepala Mahatmya)

Mithila → Devi abides in Mithila as Mithila Shakti Peetha (Identified with the Bihar side of Mithila).
Kathmandu Guhyeshwari → Devi abides in Kathmandu as Nepala Shakti Peetha (Identified with the Kathmandu Guhyeshwari Temple).
Muktinath → Devi abides in Muktinath as Gandaki Shakti Peetha.



5.
Muktinath (Salagrama Kshetra)
Muktinath
(Salagrama Kshetra)
Vishnu Tradition of Nepal:

Muktinath → Lord Vishnu abides in Muktinath as Chakrapani.



Pilgrimages and Temples by Deities:


1. Pilgrimages and Temples of Sri Rama: (Nepal)

-- Mithila - Janakpur - Palace of king Janaka; Sri Rama married Devi Sita


2. Pilgrimages and Temples of Lord Shiva: (Nepal)

-- Kathmandu - Pashupatinath - A famous pilgrimage


3. Pilgrimages and Temples of Lord Vishnu: (Nepal)

-- Muktinath - Sri Chakrapani (SVK-4) (DD-70) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra; A famous pilgrimage


4. Pilgrimages and Temples of Devi: (Nepal)

-- Mithila - Mithila Shakti Peetha [Devi Uma] (SP-43) - The Vama Skanda (Left Shoulder) of Devi had fallen

-- Kathmandu - Nepala Shakti Peetha [Devi Guhyeshwari] (SP-8) - The Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen

-- Muktinath - Gandaki Shakti Peetha [Devi Gandaki Chandi] (SP-11) - The Ganda (Cheek) of Devi had fallen




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