Proper name Shambhunath Country Nepal Location Shambhunath Address Shambhunath 56400, Nepal District Saptari District Primary deity Shiva | Devanagari शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर State/province Sagarmatha Elevation 78 m (256 ft) Year built 1996 Number of temples 1 Important festivals Purnima, Dashain | |
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Similar Chandrabhoga Gadhi, Bhagwati Temple, Rajdevi Temple, Kankalini Temple, Chinnamasta Bhagawati | ||
Shambhunath Temple (Nepali language:शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर) is a famous Hindu temple in Eastern Nepal. The primary deity is Shiva. It is situated in the East West Highway section of Shambhunath, Saptari. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People are likely to come here in the first month of the Nepali Calendar, Baishakh. During the month of the Baishakh people observed a monthlong Mela.
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History
The temple holds great historical, cultural and religious significance in locale and neighbors area. The Shivalinga was founded in Chandrabhoga Gadhi and have been kept in same place. The present structure of the temple was reconstructed in 1996. The six-foot-long Shivalinga is believed to be growing in earlier, but in current time it stops growing. In the western side of the temple complex ruins are placed which indicates that the settlement of Shivalinga is very old.
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 is presence of even more worshipers.