Swargadwari
title: "Swargadwari" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hindu-temples-in-lumbini-province", "1941-establishments-in-nepal", "buildings-and-structures-in-pyuthan-district"] topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swargadwari" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Swargadwārī |
| image | Swargadwari temple.jpg |
| map_type | Nepal |
| coordinates | |
| map_size | 250 |
| native_name | स्वर्गद्वारी |
| country | Nepal |
| state | Rapti Zone |
| district | Pyuthan District |
| locale | Mahābhārat Range |
| elevation_m | 2100 |
| deity | Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu, Śiva |
| festivals | Vaiśākha, Kārtika Pūrṇimā |
| established | 1895 A.D (1952 Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā B.S.) |
| year_completed | |
| :: |
|name = Swargadwārī |image = Swargadwari temple.jpg | image_upright = |alt = |caption = |map_type = Nepal |coordinates = |coordinates_footnotes= |map_caption = |map_size = 250 |native_name = स्वर्गद्वारी |country = Nepal |state = Rapti Zone |district = Pyuthan District |locale = Mahābhārat Range |elevation_m = 2100 |elevation_footnotes = |deity = Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu, Śiva |festivals = Vaiśākha, Kārtika Pūrṇimā |architecture = |temple_quantity = |monument_quantity = |inscriptions = |established = 1895 A.D (1952 Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā B.S.) |year_completed = |creator = |temple_board = |website = Sworgadwārī (स्वर्गद्वारी ) is a hilltop temple and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District, Nepal, commemorating the special role of cows in Hinduism. It is said to have been founded by Guru Mahārāj Nārāyaṇa Gautama Khāṭrī, also known as Svāmī Hamsānanda, who spent most of his life in the area, herding and milking thousands of cows.
Swargadwārī is considered one of Nepal's top pilgrimage sites{{Cite web | title = Sworgadwārī Darśana | location = Kathmandu | publisher = Adventures Nepal | url = http://www.venturesnepal.com/sworgadwari.html | accessdate = April 10, 2011}}{{Cite web | title = Pilgrimage Tour Nepal | location = Kathmandu | publisher = Angel Tours and Trekking Operator Nepal | url = http://www.angelnepal.com/pligrimage.htm | accessdate = April 10, 2011}} and is listed in the national inventory of cultural and historic heritage sites. | editor-last = Bhandāri | editor-first = Viṣṇu | title = Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal | location = Kathmandu | publisher = IUCN Nepal, Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation Programme. | url = http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO260&SE=108&RN=2&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1 | year = 1997 | accessdate = April 10, 2011}}
As of 2009, a cable car to the temple complex was under construction.{{Cite web | title = Nepalese Government is planning to construct six more cable cars | work = Everest Journal | date = February 20, 2009 | url = http://www.everestjournal.com/six-cable-cars/ | accessdate = April 10, 2011}} In the aftermath of the 1996-2006 Nepalese Civil War, donations of straw and hay had diminished to the point where resident cattle at Swargadwārī were in danger of starving.{{Cite web | last = Boharā | first = Gajendra | title = 500 cows starving in Swargadwārī | work = Republica | publisher = Nepal Republic Media, Pvt. Ltd. | date = January 4, 2010 | url = http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=13651 | accessdate = April 7, 2011}}{{Cite web | last = Boharā | title = Straw collection for starving cows | work = Republica, op. cit. | url = http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=13903 | date = January 10, 2010 }}
References
References
- "Number of people visiting Swargadwari increases".
- Yādava, Rāma. (2020-02-10). "SWARGADWARI, Pyuthan - Nepal Tourism Hub".
- INS, स्वतन्त्र समाचार सेवा /. (2023-05-18). "धरतीको स्वर्ग अर्थात् स्वर्गद्वारी !".
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