Guhyeshwari Temple

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Guhyeshwari Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal, dedicated to Goddess Parvati and regarded as one of the key Shakti Peethas in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Guhyeshwari Temple canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
Shakti Peetha ⓘ
accessibility reachable from Pashupatinath by foot ⓘ
architecturalStyle traditional Nepalese temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Pashupatinath temple complex area ⓘ
consideredOneOf important Shakti Peethas ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
countryCapitalContext Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Kathmandu
culturalSignificance important site in Kathmandu Valley religious landscape ⓘ
dedicatedTo Goddess Parvati ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Gauri

Guhyeshwari Devi ⓘ
etymology name derived from Sanskrit words meaning "guhya" (secret) and "Ishwari" (goddess) ⓘ
genderAssociation primarily associated with feminine divine energy ⓘ
governingBody Pashupati Area Development Trust ⓘ
hasDeityAspect Shakti ⓘ
consort of Lord Shiva ⓘ
hasSanctum inner sanctum dedicated to Guhyeshwari ⓘ
heritageContext part of the broader sacred heritage of Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
isPartOfTradition Shaivism ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ
linkedBelief believed to grant spiritual power and blessings ⓘ
locatedInCity Kathmandu ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Kathmandu District ⓘ
locatedInProvince Bagmati Province ⓘ
locatedNear Gaurighat ⓘ
Pashupatinath Temple ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Bagmati River ⓘ
majorFestival Dashain ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ
Teej ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation Sati ⓘ
body parts of Sati fell here according to legend ⓘ
pilgrimageType Shakti pilgrimage site ⓘ
Tantric pilgrimage site ⓘ
regionalImportance one of the key Shakti Peethas in the Himalayan region ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualUse site for special vows and offerings by devotees ⓘ
sacredStatus considered highly sacred by Shakta devotees ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
local devotees ⓘ
worshipPracticesInclude Tantric rituals ⓘ
daily puja ⓘ
special festivals ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagmati River → religiousSiteOnBanks → Guhyeshwari Temple ⓘ
Aryaghat cremation site → isNear → Guhyeshwari Temple ⓘ