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Doleshwor in Nepal: the head of the bull
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Nepal claims the head, Garhwal the body.
Nepali tradition holds the missing head of the bull is worshipped at Doleshwor Mahadev near Bhaktapur. On 22 August 2009 a seer declared it the head of Kedarnath, and after the 2013 flood Kedarnath's head priest asked for prayers there. Some say a Kedarnath pilgrimage ends at Pashupatinath.
Who: Shiva, Pandavas
Bound to
Shiva as a bull and the Panch Kedar same-story-other-version
Places: Doleshwor (Bhaktapur), Pashupatinath (Kathmandu)
Where this comes from
- devotional · Nepal Traveller: Doleshwor Mahadev
- devotional · Wikipedia: Panch Kedar
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