Jomsom

JOMSOM , the windy valley of Upper Mustang...

Jomsom is main head quarter of Mustang district. Jomsom Village is situated on the foot of mount Nilgiri 7140m. This village has at the altitude of 2760m above the sea level. Jomsom is the main gate way to proceed sacred Muktinath Temple (3850m) for Hindus and Buddhist people of Nepal.

Jomsom has also domestic airport from Pokhara> Jomsom> Pokhara and motorable route from Pokhara> Beni> Jomsom . Jomsom is also ending point of great Annapurna circuit trek of Nepal.

Another, destination from Jomsom is Kagbeni village and it is about 2hrs in walking distance. Kagbeni is the departure point to famous Upper Mustang. Upper Mustang is famous for its reddish Rocky Mountains, desert landscapes and old Tibetan monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. This valley was the Salt Trade route of Nepal to Tibet. Upper Mustang was also known as” Forbidden Kingdom,”  “The Lost Kingdom” etc. This region is quite famous for tourists for light to hard trekking in Himalaya.

Around the Jomsom,  one can easily hike to Thini village (45 minutes), Syang village (40 minutes), Marpha (1:30 hrs), Dhumba lake (1hrs)  in walking distance. 
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Pictures of Jomsom

PICTURE OF JOMSOM, MUSTANG

Nilgiri Himal 7123m.

Dhumba lake 

Jomsom Village

Kaligandaki river 

Jomsom Airport

Kagbeni

kagbeni is a small village on the bank of Kaligandaki river.

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Kagbeni

Muktinath

MUKTINATH ( The place of ultimate liberation)

Munktinath is a small village of Mustang district situated at the altitude of 3781 m. above from the sea level. The name of the village comes from the famous shrine Muktinath.

Muktinath means place of Nirvana and is home to the Muktinath temple as well as several monasteries. It is said that all sorrows you feel are relieved when visiting the Temple, which is a scared pilgrimage site to both Hindus and Buddhists. The image of Muktinath is worshipped by the Buddhist as 'Avalokitesvara' the god of compassion and as God Naga calls ‘Lwang Ghyalmo’. The Buddhist calls it “Chuming Gyatsa” or the place of 108 holy water spouts. Hindus hold this to be a reincarnated form of Lord Vishnu giving the rise to the belief that Vishnu himself received salvation here. Another attraction nearby is the Jwala Mai monastery  with the female nuns this contains a spring and an eternal flame fed by natural underground gas. This trek takes you a long valley of the Kali Gandaki river, breath taking view of unique deserted mountains and the view of Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri mountains can enjoy.

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Pictures of Muktinath

PICTURES OF MUKTINATH