Gokarna Mahadev

Gokarna Mahadev (The Gods of Gokarna) or Gokarneshwar (The Lord of Gokarna) is an important Nepali temple, situated near the village of Gokarna, several kilometers northeast of Bodhnath in the Kathmandu Valley. Within the temple's sanctum lies an important lingam of the Hindu god Shiva, but its fame relies mainly on the collection of statues and carvings around the temple.

Pagoda of Gokarna Mahadev and terraces on the Bagmati

  • Gokarna Mahadev Temple
  • Vishnu Paduka, pilgrim hostels and a shrine overgrown by a fig tree
  • Statues of Nandi (in the foreground), Pande and his two wives, Vishnu, bearded Brahma , Brindi Bhairab and Nandi Bhairab (along the wall from left to right)
  • Carvings on the west side of the pagoda

References
  • Around Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Map Publisher Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu 2009.
  • John Sanday: Collins illustrated guide to the Kathmandu valley. The Guidebook Company, Landon 1989, ISBN 0-00215-215-0.
  • Baedeker Allianz Reiseführer Nepal. 2. Auflage. Verlag Karl Baedeker, Ostfildern 1999, ISBN 3-89525-012-0.
  • Rainer Krack: Nepal - Kathmandu Valley. Reise Know-How Verlag Rump, Bielefeld 2009, ISBN 978-3-8317-1793-4.
  • Joseph Bindloss, Trent Holden, Bradley Mayhew: Nepal. 8th Edition. Lonely Planet Publications, Melbourne 2009, ISBN 978-1-74104-832-2.
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