Budhanilkantha Day Tour

Buddhanilkantha Day Tour

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The location of Buddhanilkantha is off-limits to the Kings. They are predicted to perish if they travel there. Why? Because the prophet Pratap Malla (1641–1674) predicted that the Kings would perish if they visited the Budhanilkantha shrine. The locations of Narayanan and Budhanilkantha are identical. “Where Narayan Sleeps” is what Narayanan means. Additionally, this location actually includes a statue of Lord Narayan dozing off on a serpent.

The statue of Budhanilkantha’s creation is the subject of two different legends. The first claims that the statue was created and then transferred by forced labor to Budhanilkantha during the rule of king Vishnugupta in the Licchavi dynasty. Just picture how the workers moved that heavy statue! According to the second, a farmer was plowing his field when his plow allegedly collided with a hard object. Then blood began to emerge from below. He discovered the statue of Narayan as he searched for what he had struck.

Contrary to what some people believe, even though the temple’s name is Budhanilkantha, it has nothing to do with the Buddha. The name Budhanilkantha, which translates to “Old Blue Throat,” is closely associated with Lord Shiva. In fact, the water in the temple’s pond is thought to have originated from Gosaikunda, a lake that was created by Shiva’s trident to draw water after he ingested poison and needed to quench his thirst.

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    • Activity Level Fairly Easy
      2/8
    • Group Size Medium Group
      Private

    We start our tour of Budhanilkantha by visiting the statue of Lord Vishnu

    The statue of Lord Vishnu

    The centerpiece of the location is a magnificent statue of Lord Vishnu dozing on a bed of Nagas (snakes). One piece of unidentified black basalt stone, measuring 5 meters in length, was used to chisel the statue. This statue of Vishnu, which is floating in the midst of a 13-meter-long pond, is a representation of the creator of life, Narayan (representing the cosmic sea).

    Budhanilkantha

    The statue is thought to be afloat in the pond. However, a little fragment of the statue was located and studied, and it was proven that the statue was silica-based, which might account for its low density and hence its capacity to float on water. No research was allowed to determine whether the statue is actually floating or not.

    There are many locations to rest close to the temple. Additionally, some religious activities, such as the recounting of myths, are frequently continuing. Your guide will share Lord Vishnu’s legends with you while we sit close to these locations.

    Now we will visit the neighborhood of the main temple.

    The shrines and temples around Budhanilkantha temple

    There are many small temples and shrines around the main temple. Among them, we will visit some local temples that are dedicated to Goddess Laxmi (the wife of Lord Vishnu), Radha Krishna (Radha is Lord Krishna’s lover), Ganesh, and Shiva.

    To end our tour, we will visit the ISKCON center at Narayanthan, located near the temple. We will rest there, eat some food, and listen to bhajans (songs dedicated to Gods). Before returning, we will even have a small session where we will hear the tales of Lord Krishna.

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