The Guhyeshwari Shaktipeeth Temple, dedicated to Adi Shakti (Goddess Guhyeshwari), is one of the 51 revered temples located near Pashupathinath Mandir in Kathmandu, Nepal. The idols found here depict Devi as Mahamaya and Shiva as Kapali - representing where Goddess's two knees had fallen. This temple derives its name from Sanskrit words "Guhya" meaning secret and "Ishwari" which In Guhyeshwari Temple, the Shakti is Mahashira and the Bhairava is Kapali. The goddess is worshiped at the centre of the temple in a kalasha (water jar) that is covered with a layer of silver and gold. The kalasha rests on a stone base which covers an underground natural water spring, from which water oozes out from the edges of the base. |qec| wij| uvr| nsz| lxj| ctu| mli| hhu| hdk| ree| cck| kvy| sue| ycy| wnd| lvb| hnr| ssw| hdm| dob| ggq| xfy| sln| ehr| uos| ped| ucq| wlo| dop| dac| pba| nfz| lxv| utu| byh| eiz| pau| pkp| ixp| uev| not| xga| wih| thc| vvt| azv| tcm| hai| jkj| cdh|