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Muktinath _x000D_ _x000D_ Situated at an altitude of 3,710 meters (12,172 feet) at the base of the Thorong La mountain pass in the Mustang district, Muktinath is a highly venerated sacred place for both Hindus and Buddhists._x000D_ Hindus call the site Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the "place of salvation" and it is one of the most ancient temples of the God Vishnu and the Vaishnava tradition in Nepal. The shrine is considered to be one of the eight sacred places known as Svayam Vyakta Ksetras (the other seven being Srirangam, Srimushnam, Tirupati, Naimisharanya, Totadri, Pushkar and Badrinath), as well as one of the 108 Divya Desam, or holy places of worship of Lord Vishnu. Additionally, it is also one of the 51 Shakti Pitha goddess sites._x000D_ The temple is small and contains a human-sized golden statue of Vishnu as Shri Mukti Narayana. In addition to Mukti Narayana, the temple has bronze images of Bhoodevi (the Earth-goddess form of Lakshmi), the goddesses Saraswati and Janaki (Sita), Garuda (the mount of Vishnu), Lava-Kusa (the sons of Rama and Sita) and the Sapta Rishis (Seven Sages created by Lord Brahma). There is an old Buddhist monk present in the temple and worship is conducted by Buddhist nuns._x000D_ _x000D_ Behind the temple is a semi-circular wall with 108 stone faucets at a height of seven feet. The faucets all have the same shape of the head of a bull and are separated by approximately one foot. Water from the ice-cold Kali Gantaki River has been diverted to flow through the mouths of these bulls and hardy pilgrims who visit the temple often stand beneath each of the spouts._x000D_ This image is of one of the Bull Spout heads dressed in a colourful Yellow Scarf and adorned in Bunting._x000D_ _x000D_ All my Images are "Limited Signed Prints"_x000D_ _x000D_ SALES TAX NON EU_x000D_ Important notice for buyers: Customers are solely responsible for all duties, import taxes and brokerage fees. These are not included in the cost of shipping or handling of your order. Customs, duty, and taxes are non-refundable._x000D_ _x000D_ PLEASE NOTE_x000D_ _x000D_ There will need to be an additional boarder around the image when mounting to take into account All Titles, Signatures and Editions if you want to display these._x000D_ _x000D_ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED_x000D_ _x000D_ In the unlikely event that the print should arrive damaged, or simply just does not meet your expectation, I will make my absolute best to remedy the situation. There is also a 7-day money-back guarantee so that you can feel confident with your purchase._x000D_ _x000D_ IMPORTANT NOTICE_x000D_ _x000D_ All images are copyright protected and if copied and sold without the express permission of the Artist outside of this site will be classed as none commissioned and incur costs at a value per image sold of £500 together with any Solicitor and Court costs where necessary.

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Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper is a silver halide colour paper, designed exclusively to produce high-image-quality colour prints. This paper incorporates latest silver halide emulsion technology, coupler technology and layer design technology.

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