Muktinath: Himalayan Pilgrimage, a Cultural & Historical GuideSahayogi Press, 1992 - 79 pages |
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ammonite ammonite fossil ancient ascetic Bhardwaj Bhotia Brahman central Chhetri communitas Cultural Damodar darshan deity Delhi Deoghat devotees devout Hindus dharamsala Dhaulagiri Dzarkot ethnic example fair festival full moon Galeshwar Geographic Gurung high caste Himal Himalaya Himalayan Pilgrimage Hindu pilgrimage Hindu shrine holy ibid India Janai Purnima Jomosom Kagbeni Kailash Kali Gandaki River located Lord Vishnu Magar Messerschmidt mountain Mukti Muktinath Muktinath shrine Mustang District natural elements natural gas fires Nepal Nepal Himalaya Nepali Language Newar orthodox Padmasambhava pilgrim parties pilgrimage to Muktinath pilgrims Places of pilgrimage Pokhara Rani Pauwa region religious resthouses Ridi ritual route Sacred Complex sacred field Sadhu Salagrama saligram sanctity secular Shaivite shraddha Snellgrove 1979 social South Asia spouts stone structure Tarai lowlands temple of Jwala Thak Khola Thakali Tibet Tibetan Buddhist tika tradition trail travellers Turner upper Kali Gandaki Vaishnava Vishnu Mandir Western Nepal worship Yartung yatra