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Gokarna Mahadev (The Gods of Gokarna) or Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple (The Lord of Gokarna) is an important Nepali temple, situated near the village of Gokarna, several kilometers northeast of Bodhnath in the 
File:GoMaTe01.jpg, Vishnu Paduka, pilgrim hostels and a shrine overgrown by a fig tree
File:GoMaTe02.jpg, Statues of Nandi (in the foreground), Pande and his two wives,
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (, Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayas, Hima ...
. Within the temple's sanctum lies an important lingam
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of the Hindu
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god Shiva
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, but its fame relies mainly on the collection of statues and carvings around the temple.
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Vishnu
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, bearded Brahma, Brindi Bhairab and Nandi Bhairab (along the wall from left to right)
File:GoMaTe03.jpg, Carvings on the west side of the pagoda
See also
* Betrawati, the Uttar Gaya *List of Hindu temples in Nepal
This is a list of major Hindu temples in Nepal, alphabetically sorted by district.
Arghakhachi District
* Aakashdevi Temple
* Supa Deurali Temple
Bajura District
* Badimalika Temple (बडिमालिका मन्दिर )
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References
* Around Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Map Publisher Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu 2009. * John Sanday: ''Collins illustrated guide to the Kathmandu valley.'' The Guidebook Company, Landon 1989, . * ''Baedeker Allianz Reiseführer Nepal.'' 2. Auflage. Verlag Karl Baedeker, Ostfildern 1999, . * Rainer Krack: ''Nepal - Kathmandu Valley.'' Reise Know-How Verlag Rump, Bielefeld 2009, . * Joseph Bindloss, Trent Holden, Bradley Mayhew: ''Nepal.'' 8th Edition. Lonely Planet Publications, Melbourne 2009, . * * https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/jfac/article/view/48332/36106 * https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/jfac/article/view/51734/38714Notes
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