Adinath Hindu and Buddhist Temple in Chobhar village near Kathmandu Nepal
Chobhar is situated nine kilometers southwest of Kathmandu This place is famous of its gorge All the waters of the Valley drain though it Legends says that the god Manjushree cut the gorge to drain out Kathmandu Valley which was then a lake There is a small but pictusque temple of Adinath on the top of a hill From this point one has a complete view of snow capped mountain peaks Just beyond the Chobhar Gorge There is the 17th century temple of Jal Vinayak The main image of the temple is on a massive rock Only a small part in front vaguely resembles an elephant s head The image at Jal Vinayak is different from other images of Lord Ganesh History relates that Gelongma Palmo actually practiced the original NYUNG NE ritual in Chobhar Village Adinath Temple in Chobhar was later dedicated to her
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