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== Temple ==

== Temple ==

Muktinath is Lord Vishnu sitting in a meditative posture. It is said that Lord Vishnu Himself is sitting and meditating under the current deity and is maintaining the whole cosmic manifestation from there. "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Mukthinathaya Narayanaya" is written on the entrance of the sanctum. The sanctum is surrounded by 108 ice-cold water outlets (mukti-dhara) signifying 108 Diyvadesams. The source of water is the Gandaki river spring at the top of the mountain. A few meters from the temple is a Buddhist monastry housing the '''nirantara-jyothi''' or eternal flame. The temple has a yajna-shala, where 108 saligrama-shilas are worshipped. One of the big saligrama-shilas kept outside the inner temple weighs more than 70 kgs. Muktinath deity is worshipped by Acharyas from the Vaishnava Ashram. Devotees in the Vaishnava ashram are eager to serve prasadam to visitors if informed in advance.

Muktinath is Lord Vishnu sitting in a meditative posture. It is said that Lord Vishnu Himself is sitting and meditating under the current deity and is maintaining the whole cosmic manifestation from there. "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Mukthinathaya Narayanaya" is written on the entrance of the sanctum. The sanctum is surrounded by 108 ice-cold water outlets (mukti-dhara) signifying 108 Diyvadesams. The source of water is the Gandaki river spring at the top of the mountain. A few meters away from the temple is a Buddhist monastry housing the '''nirantara-jyothi''' or eternal flame. The temple also has a yajna-shala, where 108 saligrama-shilas are worshipped. One of the big saligrama-shilas kept outside the inner temple weighs more than 70 kgs. Muktinath deity is worshipped by Acharyas from the Vaishnava Ashram. Devotees in the Vaishnava ashram are eager to serve prasadam to visitors if informed in advance.

[[File:Yajna-shala.jpg|thumb|Muktinath Yajna-shala with Saligrama-shilas]]

[[File:Yajna-shala.jpg|thumb|Muktinath Yajna-shala with Saligrama-shilas]]