Shambhunath Temple

Shambhunath Temple
The Shivalinga of Shambhunath
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Saptari
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Baishakh Purnima and Bada Dashain
Location
Location	Shambhunath
State	Madhesh Province
Country	Nepal
Shambhunath Temple in Nepal
Geographic coordinates	26°37′45″N 86°41′09″E / 26.6291°N 86.6858°E / 26.6291; 86.6858
Architecture
Completed	1996
Specifications
Temple(s)	1
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)

Shambhunath Temple (Nepali language:शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple in Eastern Nepal. The primary deity is Shiva. It is 500 m (0.31 mi) south of the East West Highway section of Shambhunath, Saptari, and draws Nepal and Indian pilgrims, especially in the first month of the Nepali Calendar, Baishakh when a month-long mela is observed.^[1]

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History

The Shivalinga was founded in Chandrabhoga Gadhi and has been kept in same place.^[2]^[3] The temple was reconstructed in 1996. On the western side of the temple complex are ruins.^[2]

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 are even more worshipers.^[4]

References

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

External links

v t e List of cultural heritage sites in Saptari
Forts	Chandrabhoga Gadhi	Nepal portal
Religious sites	Chinnamasta Bhagawati Dakneshwori Temple Rajdevi Temple Kankalini Temple Shambhunath Temple Bhagwati Temple Bageshwari Temple
Other sites	Koshi Barrage

v t e Hindu temples in Nepal
Notable temples	Bhaleshwor Mahadev Budha Subba Temple Budhanilkantha Temple Chandannath Temple Chandeshwari Temple Changu Narayan Temple Chhinnamasta Temple Dakneshwori Temple Dakshinkali Temple Dantakali Temple Dhaneshwor Temple Dhuleshwor Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple Dungeshwor Temple Gadhimai Temple Ganeshthan Temple Janaki Mandir Kageshwori Kaliaka Bhagawati Temple Kasthamandap Kamadhenu Mandir Kankalini Temple Kumbheshwar Temple Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham Maula Kalika Manakamana Temple Nateshwori Temple Bajura Padukasthan Pashupatinath Temple Rajdevi Temple (Gaur) Rajdevi Temple Shambhunath Temple Siddha Baba Temple Siddhikali Temple Shashwat Dham Shobha Bhagawati Sheshnarayan Temple Swargadwari Tal Barahi Temple
Shakti Peethas	Ankuri Mahadev Badimalika Temple Bageshwori Temple Baglamukhi temple Bhadrakali Temple Bhadrakali Temple Bhagwati Temple Bhutandevi Mandir Guhyeshwari Temple Kalinchowk Bhagwati Shrine Muktinath Palanchok Bhagawati Temple Pathibhara Devi Temple Bajrayogini Temple
Ganesh temples	Ashok Binayak Temple Jal Binayak Temple Surya Binayak Temple

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