Muktinah to Jomsen

Muktinah is a sacred shrine and pilgrimage spot for Hindus and Buddhists. A group of pilgrims from Chennai were there to bathe under the 108 boars' heads taps because they believe the water grants them salvation after death. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu because the boar was the third incarnation of Vishnu. (Vishnu has had 10 incarnations). Buddha was one of the incarnations and so that explains why there is such tolerance between Hindus and Buddhists here in Nepal. We finished our trek with a jeep ride to Jomsen....just as at the start we had to wait for the jeep to fill. So we sat for about 45 minutes at the jeep stand until 15 people had gathered. It was super people watching. The heavy Indian women who couldn't walk up to the temple had procured rides on the backs of motorcycles. But the women had great difficulty getting off the bikes while preserving their dignity and not pushing the bikes to the ground.