River Gandaki or Narayani

River Gandaki or Narayani (814 km) (A tributary of river Ganga)

Gandaki Udgam: Nhubine Himal Glacier (Mustang district) -- Known as Kali Gandaki in Nepal
Gandaki flows: Muktinath (Mustang district) -- Ancient pilgrimage of Lord Vishnu
Gandaki flows: Maula Kalika (Nawalpur district) -- Temple of Devi Kalika

Gandaki flows: Maharajganj district (Maharajganj district) -- Flow of river Gandaki (Gandak) after entering India
Gandaki flows: Kushinagar district (Kushinagar district) -- Flow of river Gandaki (Gandak) after entering India

Gandaki flows: Baba Harihar Nath Temple (Saran district) -- Famous temple of Lord Shiva and Vishnu together
Gandaki - Ganga Sangam: Near Sonepur (Saran district) -- Near Baba Harihar Nath Temple; also near Hajipur

1. Muktinath (Salagrama Kshetra) (Gandaki Kshetra) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra and Gandaki Shakti Peetha:

Muktinath Temple, Mustang district, Nepal

- Muktinath (3710 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam) (Shakti Peetha)
(Mustang district, Nepal)
Vishnu: Chakrapani
Devi: Gandaki Chandi
☗ Muktinath Valley
▬ River Gandaki flows

(Varaha Purana)
• Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka
• Gandaki Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Gandaki Shakti Peetha where the Ganda (Cheek) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Gandaki Chandi and the Bhairava is called Chakrapani.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 14)

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