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Budhanilkantha

Kathmandu, Nepal
Ranked #15 of 55 attractions in Kathmandu
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Religious Sites
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Bangalore, India
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012

the plance was peace and beautiful at the end of kathmandu at the mountain area. there was the statue of the sleeping god vishnu in the middle of water. the plac e was green and the people over there were very friendly and relaxed. and it was very near to the shivapuri conservation area. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2012

Situated north of kathmandu, Budhaneelkantha showing Lord Vishnu sleeping on a coiled snake in the middle of the ocean, is one of the finest examples of Nepali art. Built by king Vishnugupta in the seventh century A.D., this is a sacred shrine of the Vashnavites in the valley. The pond, in whose centre the statue is located,symbolizes the ocean. There... More

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Bhubaneswar, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012

Budhanilakantha , a splendid, unique , grandeur sculpture of Bishnu resting in the coils of cosmic serpent Seshanag . The idol is large and lying pose inside a pond as if floating in an ocean . It was the ekadashi in the month of November , an auspicious occasion when lord Bishnu awakened from his long sleep and we were... More

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jaipur
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2012

it is at one corner of the city but hindus visit it compulsorily. here u find a lot of shivlingas but the main attraction here is a sleeping vishnu statue in a pond. it is s huge creation showing the vishnudeva in full granduer. More

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Kathmandu
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36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 6, 2011
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The statue of the sleeping Lord Vishnu is very nice but the journey there across the city was about 1 hour, mostly in traffic jams and it seemed a bit far to go to see just this one small site. Boudhanilkanta is very congested and polluted and apart from one big hotel offered us little, so we returned to Thamel... More

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Ancona, Italy
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2012
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2011
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Braine-Le-Chateau, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 6, 2011
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