Pindeshwar Baba Dham, Sunsari - Nepal Travel Book

Friday, January 16, 2015

Pindeshwar Baba Dham, Sunsari

Pindeshwar Baba Dham, Sunsari
Pindeshwar Baba Dham, a temple devoted to Lord Shiva, is located near Dharan Bazaar. This is a shikhara-style temple with the Shiva lingam made of black stone. Considering its very high religious importance as narrated in the Hindu Scriptures, the site is gaining popularity and drawing large numbers of devotees especially during the Bol Bam Tirtha Yatra when thousands of devotees clad in saffron robes and carrying a kalash (water pot) with water walk bare foot to make water offerings to the Shiva lingam.

Access: Pindeshwar Baba Dham is walking distance from Dharan Bazaar, a booming commercial and educational city in eastern Nepal. The site is accessible by road transport.