Chitwan & the Terai · Experiences
Spiritual in Chitwan & the Terai
Stupas, temples, gompas and ghats. Rituals at their own hours, explained by people who keep them, with the etiquette briefed before you go.
SpiritualDawn with pilgrims at the confluence
Arrive at first light to watch pilgrims bathe at the meeting of the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli, offer water to …
SpiritualMaghe Sankranti mela at Devghat
On the first day of Magh, usually 14 or 15 January, Devghat hosts one of Nepal's largest melas. Pilgrims bathe …
SpiritualVisit the temple of Shiva's bow
See the temple where pilgrims worship what they believe is a fragment of Shiva's bow, broken by Rama to win …
SpiritualMakar Sankranti fair at Dhanusha Dham
Join the mid-January mela, when pilgrims from Nepal and the Indian side of Mithila crowd the temple of the bow, …
SpiritualEvening at the Janaki Mandir
Visit the white marble temple to Sita at dusk, when lamps are lit, bells ring and devotees sing in the …
SpiritualKankali temple and the Tughlaq story
A shikhara-style temple in the south-east of the market, home to a black stone image of Kankali Mai said to …