Dantakali Temple
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Dantakali Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Sunsari |
Deity | Parvati |
Festivals | Navaratri, Dashain |
Location | |
Location | Dharan |
State | Koshi |
Country | Nepal |
Shown within Nepal | |
Geographic coordinates | 26°49′07″N 87°17′27″E / 26.8186°N 87.2909°ECoordinates: 26°49′07″N 87°17′27″E / 26.8186°N 87.2909°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Pagoda |
Elevation | 479.1456 m (1,572 ft) |
Dantakali Temple is a Hindu temple situated in a mountainous terrain of Bijayapur in Dharan, Nepal. Dantakali is famous among the Hindus as the place where the sacred teeth of the goddess Satidevi lie. "Danta" means teeth and "Kali" is a Hindu God.
Thousands of devotees come here to worship; mainly for first nine days of Dashain a great crowds of people can be seen.
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- Hindu temples in the Province No. 1
- Buildings and structures in Sunsari District
- Hindu temple stubs