Muktinath
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Muktinath is an ancient Vishnu temple located in Mustang, Nepal. The temple of Muktinath, known as 'the lord of liberation', is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists whom they worship as an abode of Hin
The temple of Muktinath ('lord of liberation or moksha') during winter months
108 mukti dharas, or the water spouts of liberation
The temple of Muktinath
Gate of Muktinath overlooking himalayas
Shaligram
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A shaligram, or shaligrama shila, is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in Nepal and India. It is also considered
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…Tiru Salakkiramam (in Tamil : திருச்சாளக்கிராமம்). The Gandaki river, which flows downstream from Muktinath, is considered to be the only source of the shaligrama shila, the non-anthropomorphic representation of Vishnu. The Tibetan Buddhist tradition states that Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, the founder…
These ammonite fossils serve as a non-anthropomorphic symbol of Vishnu.
Lakshmi-Narasimha shaligrama shila worshipped in West Bengal
An idol of Venkateshvara in a temple of Miami decked with a garland made of 108 shaligrama shilas
shaligrama shila worshipped in Hooghly district, West Bengal