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Budda Neelkanth
Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Budhanilkantha temple is one of the famous Hindu pilgrimages of Nepal. Budhanilkantha means "old blue throat" andAnanta has 11 hooded heads. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. In this temple a deity of Lord Vishnu who is also known as Narayan is located on Jalasayana which means sitting on an Ananta Sea. It is said that deity of Lord Vishnu which is situated in the temple is about 1000 years old. The deity of Lord Vishnu is so fascinating the deity is 17ft i.e. is 5m long which is located on the tank that is 43ft i.e. 13 m long the deity is looked like it is floating with the crossed leg of Lord Vishnu. The eye catching deity has four hands holding four symbols one is conch-shell, chakra the disc, club and lotus flower. In the Licchavi Period in 7th and 8th century this deity was carved in this temple.
