1. Mount EverestMount Everest, also known as Sagarmatha in Nepal, is the highest mountain in the world. It is located at the northern parth of Nepal bordering with China. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. 2. Kumari - The Living GoddessKumari - The Living Goddess is the tradition of worshiping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. The word Kumari, derived from Sanskrit Kaumarya meaning "virgin", means young unmarried girls in Nepali and is a name of the goddess Durga as a child. 3. Gautam BuddhaThe Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, a prince of the Sakya tribe of Nepal, in approximately 566 BC. When he was twentynine years old, he left the comforts of his home to seek the meaning of the suffering he saw around him. After six years of arduous yogic training, he abandoned the way of self-mortification and instead sat in mindful meditation beneath a bodhi tree. On the full moon of May, with the rising of the morning star, Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, the enlightened one. 4. PashupatinathPashupatinath temple is the most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the greatest Shiva sites, is located on the banks of the Bagmati River north-east of Kathmandu Valley, the capital of Nepal. 5. SwoyambhuSwayambhu is an ancient religious buddhist stupa at the top of a hill in the west of Kathmandu. This holy piligrimage site for buddhist around the world is also known as The Monkey Temple. |
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