Nepal 2002 / Muktinath / IMG_9152
Philippe Tarbouriech
12/4/2002

Muktinath's fame rests on a natural phenomenon that can be seen beneath the altar in the Jwala Mai Temple. A thin blue flame burns from a hole that also emits a trickle of water. The Indus believe that this miracle of lighting a fire upon water was an offering made by Brahma himself.

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