Halesi Madhav

The Haleshi temple is situated in the Khotang district of eastern Nepal . This is a small hilly area full of natural beauty. The location of the place itself is beautiful. One the other hand, the beautiful and mysterious natural caves; full of different natural images, look as if the stone carving artist have donelt carefully taking a lot of time. Here, the images are all inside the caves which themselves are mysterious.
On the other hand, this holy place is the religious destination for both the Hindus and the Budhist pilgrims. Buddhist monk Padmasambhava from Tibet meditated here a long time ago. He is believed to be the Lama (guru) of the Buddhists, who is still famous in Tibet . In the same way Hindu sage called Mirchaya Baba who is still alive 130 years of age has also meditated. Mahaguru Sankaracharya of India has also visited this place. In the same way, many Buddhists as well as the Hindus have visited here. People believe that wishes come true if one worships the god here whole heartedly. It is only the place in the eastern Nepal , which is said to the common playground for both the Buddhists and the Hindus.
Geographers claim the formation of such a natural cave in the earth takes nearly 60 million years. It shows how antique it is. It can even be a good source for research and studies.
It is the place that one should visit at least once in a life time for it bears religions, historical, methodological, archeological, cultural & natural importance.