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High medieval · Hindu · Nepal

Ambikeshwori Temple

Ghorahi, Dang District, Lumbini · 28.0450°, 82.4878°

Shiva and Sati DeviUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta temple on the bank of the Katuwa Khola a short way north of Ghorahi, counted among the Shaktipeethas and known locally as Maiko Than, the Mother's Place. Shivaratri, Teej, Dashain and Kalratri are its principal festivals.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

The Swasthani Purana holds that this Shaktipeetha arose where the right ear of Sati fell to earth.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined