Trip Overview
Halesi Mahadev Temple is one of the most important spiritual destinations for all Hindus and Buddhists which is not totally explored for tourist but it is very famous destination for locals which is the most ancient and holiest places of Nepal, Halesi Mahadev Temple is very popular as the Pashupatinath of the eastern Nepal. Haleshi Mahadev is situated at the hilly region of the country in between the holy rivers Dudh Koshi to the right and Sunkoshi to the left. Halesi temple is situated at the top of a small hill inside a beautiful cave. There lie other numerous small beautiful caves too.
There are three mysterious caves, which are believed to be the three eyes of Lord Shiva as we see in the first cave, we see an image of lord Shiva which is called as Haleshwar Mahadev. In the second cave there is an image of Nandi.Haleshi temple is situated in the Khotang district of eastern Nepal. This is a small hilly area full of natural beauty.
According to Buddhism it is power-place generally associated with Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), where he and his consort Mandarava were blessed with immortal life by Buddha Amitayus. The caves of Maratika are mentioned in Tibetan literature up from the 12th century. The ‘Sanglingma’, a Kathang (biography) of Padmasambhava discovered by Nyang Ral Nyima Öser, describes the original event, which made the Maratika caves a sacred place for Buddhists:
