Guhyeshwari Temple(51 shaktipeeth/divine place)
Guhyeshwari Temple (Nepali:गुह्येश्वरी मन्दिर), also spelled Guheswari
or Guhjeshwari, is one of the revered holy temples in Kathmandu, Nepal.
This temple is dedicated to Adi Shakti. This refers to the popular
legend where Shiva distressed was carrying the corpse of Devi Sati and
Vishu annihilated it with his Sudarshan Chakra. Shiva later declared the
51 such places where Devi Sati's body parts fell to be worshipped as
the Shakti Peethas and meditated at all these places as various forms of
Bhairavas. The place where Devi Sati's knees fell is Guheswari in
Kathmandu. In Nepal the form of Shakti is Mahashira and the form of
Bhairava is Kapali. King Pratap Malla built this temple in the 17th
century.
The temple name originates from guhya (cave) and ishwari (goddess). Non-Hindus are not allowed to enter this temple.
Guheswari
Temple is located near Pashupatinath Temple. It represents female
force. The famous Temple of Guheswori lies about a km east of. Guheswori
temple is located at the left bank of the Bagamati river.
Guheswori temple belongs to female energy force and it goddess temple."
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