Muktinath Pilgrimage

About this journey

Muktinath stands above Ranipauwa in Mustang, on the far side of the Annapurna massif. Hindus know it as Mukti Kshetra, a place of liberation and one of the 108 Divya Desams; Buddhists as Chumig Gyatsa, the hundred waters. Pilgrims come for the 108 stone spouts behind the temple and the natural gas flame burning above the spring at Jwala Mai. Reaching it means crossing the Kali Gandaki, the deepest gorge on earth.

Highlights

• The 108 dhara water spouts
• The eternal flame at Jwala Mai
• Jomsom, Marpha and the Kali Gandaki gorge
• Kagbeni's medieval lanes on the way up

Permits

• ACAP entry permit (Annapurna Conservation Area)

We process these for you. Bring your passport and passport photographs.

Getting there

• Fly Pokhara–Jomsom then jeep to Ranipauwa, or drive the whole way
• The temple is a 20-minute walk uphill from Ranipauwa
• Runs through the monsoon — Mustang is in the rain shadow