Darjeeling India Travel Guide and Travel Information

Darjeeling India Travel Information

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Dhirdham Temple is a Hindu temple was built in 1939 by Rai Saheb Purna Bahadur Pradhan and is below the Darjeeling railway station. The temple was designed by architect Beg Raj Shakya as a replica of the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Outside the temple is a statue of Lord Shiva with his five different facial expressions with the Universal Third Eye. Visitors are allowed to photograph only the outside of the temple and cameras are not allowed inside the temple.

Map of Dhirdham Temple

Dhirdham Temple

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