Bageshwori Temple
Bageshwori Temple is one of the most important Hindu temples in Nepal. It is at the center of Nepalgunj, in Lumbini province. It is dedicated to goddess Bageshwori- Durga. The temple area also houses another famous temple- the temple of Shiva with mustache, which is one of the only two such temples in the country.
Mythology
It is believed that Satidevi's tongue fell at this location who was being carried by Shiva after her death. The temple complex also has a rare shrine to Lord Shiva with a mustache.In another popular incident, in 1926 Padma Kumari Devi Singh who lived in Kailash Bhawan, Gharbari Tole road, Nepalgunj, went to pray at the Bageshwori temple as on that day she was very sad. The temple was empty and even the 'Bajes' were not to be seen. She sat at the single open door of the temple closed her eyes and prayed. When she opened her eyes she saw a small child, very poor in a long ragged garment standing before her. The child said 'lah' and put something in Padma's palm and closed it. When Padma opened her hand, there was nothing there and when she looked up, the child had disappeared. The incident had occurred in a matter of a second. It was with the blessings of the Goddess Bageshwori that the very next day Thakur Ananda Swarup Singh received a proposal for her marriage which he accepted and in 1930 at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Padma Kumari Devi was married to Maj-Gen. Mahabir S. J. B. Rana son of Late Shri Col. Maharajkumar Prakash S. J. B. Rana and grandson of Cdg. Gen. Shri Tin Maharaj Sir Bhim Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Maharaj of Lamjanj and Kaski, who was Prime Minister of Nepal. Since then the number of visitors in the temple has increased at a very high rate.