Dakshainkali is the
most important hindu pilgrims and the popular hindu shrines in the Kathmandu
valley. It is located in the southern part of the Valley near the Bagmati River.
There is full of people on Tuesday and
Saturday. The main festival is on Ashvin-Krishna-navami when thousands of
worshippers come.
More info: http://www.buddhanepaltrek.com/
This pilgrims dates
from the fourteenth century. The shrine is supposed to have been built by
Pratap Malla who was instructed to do so by the goddess herself. He installed
the image of kali in the southern part of the Valley; thus the name
Dakshin-"south"-kali.
It is situated in a
recessed valley on a peninsula created by the convergence of two streams which
flow between forested hills. The small walled shrine has roofs decorated with
embracing snakes. Inside there are a black stone image of kali and the images
of the seven Matrikas are Kumari, Maheshowari, Vhairabi, Indrayani, Narasinhi,
and Chamunda, Ganesh, Kumar, and a free-shaped stone of Bhairab. After passing
the shrine, the path winds uphill to a shrine devoted to kali's mother.
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