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International Shrines · Entry 38

Muktinath / Gandaki Shakti Peeth (Nepal)

Mustang District, Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal

Muktinath Temple (1)
Muktinath Temple (1) — Faj2323. Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display may be cropped.

Muktinath and the wider Gandaki association

Nepal Tourism Board identifies Muktinath in Mustang as an important pilgrimage site where Hindu visitors worship Vishnu. This directory's Gandaki association adds a separate Goddess-list context. The two descriptions should not be collapsed into a claim that every account of Gandaki names exactly the same sanctum.

Muktinath's mountain setting also makes a current itinerary different from a general cultural introduction. The tourism source establishes the destination, while the precise correspondence with the Peetha name remains a question to check in the particular tradition being followed.

Names recorded in the tradition

Goddess
Mata Gandaki Chandi
Bhairava
Chakrapani
Sati association in this list
Forehead / Temples (Ganda / Mastak)

These are devotional associations, not archaeological findings. Lists and local identifications can differ.

Source for this note

Nepal Tourism Board — Muktinath, Mustang

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