Budhanilkantha Temple , Kathmandu
About Budhanilkantha Temple
The Budhanilkantha or Budda Neelkanth Temple is famous for its marvelous stone carving apart from being a religious place for the Hindus which is blesses with the largest statue of Lord Vishnu. The deity of Vishnu lies on the Ananata Sesa( the immortal snake with numerous heads). The murti of Lord Vishnu is about 5 meters long and is lying in a 13m long tank, it seems as if he is floating with his legs crossed. The statue is covered in a golden cloth and marigold garlands. Only Hindu visitors are allowed near the statue of Lord Vishnu, foreigners can take delight in the auspicious environment created all over the temple.
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Places to Visit near Budhanilkantha Temple
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Bagmati
2.4 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park takes its origin in the mid-hills on the northern fringe of the Kathmandu Valley. With a little span of area of...
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Shivapuri Hill (Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park), Bagmati
4.7 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Apart from reaching places and seeing things, grasping information and being everywhere, if you just want to let loose and have a refreshing time...
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Kopan Monastery, Bagmati
5.5 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Kopan monastery is a beautiful and life changing place to be in. Kopan monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, which derives...
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Khawalung Monastery, Bagmati
6.3 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Khawalung Monastery or Khawalung Tashi Choeling Monastery is a 20 minute walk from Boudnath. The beautiful monastery holds a rich...
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Lazimpat Durbar, Bagmati
7.6 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Among one of the Rana palaces of Nepal, the Lazimpat Durbar is a very large palace complex located just in the centre of Kathmandu city across the...
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Boudhanath Stupa, Bagmati
7.8 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Boudhanath is a stupa located about 11 km from the center of Kathmandu, Nepal. The Boudhnath stupa’s colossal mandala marks it as one of the...
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Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Bagmati
8 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
In 1974, Rinpoche, the world renowned teacher and meditation master left India to join his family in Kathmandu, Nepal. Here he assisted them in...
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Shechen Monastery, Bagmati
8.1 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Shechen Monastery or Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery is one of the most worked on and well decorated monasteries of the east. This bright...
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Chabahil, Bagmati
8.1 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Chabahil is an ancient town located at the northeastern side of the Kathmandu Valley. It is famous for its Licchavi Stupa which is called the...
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Narayanhiti Palace, Bagmati
8.7 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
The unsettling, secretive downfall of the Nepal’s Monarchy has always been something very interesting. For anyone willing to know about this...
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Garden Of Dreams, Kathmandu, Bagmati
8.9 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Garden of Dreams is a neo‐classical garden in Kaiser Mahal. If you want to escape the fast paced life into the beautiful relaxing dimension...
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The Taragaon Museum, Bagmati
9.1 km from Budhanilkantha Temple - See map
Many years ago when Nepal wasn’t open to the rest of the world there were many foreign explorers who travelled their way here. As there were no...
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