Swargadwari
A hilltop temple and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District honouring the place of the cow in Hinduism. Its name means gate of heaven, and it is said to have been founded by Swami Hamsananda, who spent his life here herding and milking thousands of cows.
- Where
- Pyuthan, Lumbini, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.1214, 84.6744
Get the Swargadwari stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Swargadwari. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lumbini volume with your photos and a note.
Near Swargadwari
Gorkha Palace 14 km
A 16th century hilltop palace founded by Ram Shah, about an hour's climb above Gorkha bazaar. It was the seat of the Shah kings of Gorkha, from which Prithvi Narayan Shah set out to unite Nepal, and it is on Nepal's tentative UNESCO list.
Manakamana Temple 26 km
A pagoda temple on a ridge in Gorkha District, dedicated to the goddess Bhagwati, whose name means the wish-fulfilling one. Founded in 1678, it is reached by a long cable car ride up from the Trishuli valley.
Siddha Cave 32 km
A huge limestone cave above Bimalnagar in Tanahun, 50 metres high and 437 metres deep, said to be one of the largest in Nepal. Its chambers are big enough to hold around 2,500 people.
Manaslu Conservation Area 45 km
A protected area in Gorkha District, set up in 1998 and covering 1,663 square kilometres of mountains, glaciers and rivers. It rises from 1,400 metres to the 8,156 metre summit of Manaslu, which the Manaslu Circuit trek loops around.
Devghat 49 km
A holy town where the Kali Gandaki and the Trishuli meet to form the Narayani, one of the great religious centres of central Nepal. Temples and ashrams line the banks, and many devotees come to spend their last years here.
Nuwakot Palace 53 km
An 18th century palace built by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the first king of unified Nepal, on a ridge above the Trishuli valley. Its tall seven-storey tower and brick courtyards were his base during the campaign for the Kathmandu Valley.
Rupa Lake 55 km
A long, shallow lake in the southeast of the Pokhara Valley, about 1.35 square kilometres and no more than 6 metres deep, lying north to south beside Begnas. It is the third largest of the valley's lakes, and far quieter than Phewa.
Begnas Lake 57 km
The second largest of Pokhara Valley's seven lakes, in its quieter southeast corner, ringed by terraced fields and fish farms. Its level rises and falls with the monsoon and is held by a small dam built in 1988 on the Khudi Khola.
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Questions
Where is Swargadwari?
Swargadwari is in Pyuthan, Lumbini, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gorkha Palace (14 km), Manakamana Temple (26 km), Siddha Cave (32 km).
How do I get the Swargadwari stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Swargadwari and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lumbini volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Swargadwari before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lumbini volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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