Shambhunath Temple

Shambhunath Temple (Nepali language:शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर) is a famous Hindu temple in Eastern Nepal. The primary deity is Shiva. It is situated in the East West Highway section of Shambhunath, Saptari. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People are likely to come here in the first month of the Nepali Calendar, Baishakh. During the month of the Baishakh people observed a month-long Mela.[1]

Shambhunath Temple
The Shivalinga of Shambhunath
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSaptari
DeityShiva
FestivalsBaishakh Purnima and Bada Dashain
Location
LocationShambhunath
StateSagarmatha
CountryNepal
Shambhunath Temple in Nepal
Geographic coordinates26.63°N 86.67°E / 26.63; 86.67
Architecture
Completed1996
Specifications
Temple(s)1
Elevation78 m (256 ft)

History

The temple holds great historical, cultural and religious significance in locale and neighbors area. The Shivalinga was founded in Chandrabhoga Gadhi and have been kept in same place.[2][3] The present structure of the temple was reconstructed in 1996. The six-foot-long Shivalinga was believed to be growing earlier, but currently it has stopped growing. In the western side of the temple complex ruins are placed which indicates that the settlement of Shivalinga is very old.[2]

Unlike other Shiva temples, locals sacrifice goats and pigeons here once their vows are fulfilled. People also offer brinjals to Shambhunath to get rid of warts.

Pilgrimage

Every year, thousands of pilgrims from Nepal, India and other countries visit Shambhunath Temple to worship the Shivalinga. During the festivals of Baishakh Purnima and Dashain, there is presence of even more worshipers.[4]

References
  1. "अन्नत चतुदर्शीमा महादेव मन्दिरमा जल चढाउँन श्रद्धालुहरुको घुईचो". Madhesh Special.
  2. Dāsa, Harikāntalāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu : eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya (1. saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kāṭhamāḍauṃ: Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. p. 120. ISBN 9789993350569.
  3. Vibhāga, Nepal Sūcanā (1975). Mecīdekhi mahākālī (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga.
  4. "Former king gyanendra arrives in Saptari". Sambad Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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