Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking 2010 describes about the most famous religious place for both Buddhism and Hinduism; Gosaikunda Lake situated at an altitude of about 4315 m in north east of Kathmandu surrounded by Himalayas. Every year during Full Moon day in August, thousands of Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims come here for pilgrimage and it is quite a sight to visit during the festival as well as the lake is worthwhile to visit all year round.
Gosaikund Lake is religious symbol of the shrine of Lord Shiva. According to religious belief channel carries water from the lake directly to the tank at the Kumbheshwar Temple in Patan (Kathmandu Valley), 60 km south west so you can see the crowd in kumbbheshwar in Full Moon day on 24th of august 2010. In the occasion of Full Moon Festival, Shamans ("Dhami Jhankris") come from all over the Nepal arrive to the lake and have religious dancing and singing ceremony. Joining Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking means watching all the activities done by the locals, Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims and Shamans. Other people from the all corners who have been in Nepal and know about the value of this festival want to rejoin the trip like Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking 2010.
On Janai Purnima; a full moon day, Hindus chant the powerful Gayatri Mantra and change their Sacred thread (janai), while a rakshya bandhan, a red or yellow protection cord, is tied around the wrists of other Hindus and Buddhists by the prist and the program like Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking 2010 carries all the deeper meaning and known as pilgrim trekking trip as well.. Here they emulate Lord Shiva by bathing in the sacred lake of Gosaikund. Those unable to make the trek celebrate at Shiva's Kumbheswor Mahadev temple in Patan. Here, a pool with an image of Shiva at its center is filled with water believed to have come from Gosainkunda.
This easy to moderate Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking 2010 starts from the northeast side of Kathmandu Valley and goes north towards the picturesque Langtang Valley in Langtang Helambu Trekking region. An interesting extension to this trek can be a visit to the Langtang Valley. Apart from this trek extension, other adventure activities once you are back in Kathmandu are always possible. There is much dancing and singing. This day (24-08-2010) mentioned in Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trekking 2010 is considered holy by the shamans whereby apprentices or "Jhankris" graduate into full shamans. Trekking in August can be a bit wet as the monsoon is at its last stages, but the greenery is at its best and since it is not peak season, it is best for people who do not want to be part of the crowd. Peaks like;Langtang (23771 ft.), Dorje Lakpa (22929 ft.), Loen Pogang (23238 ft.), Phurbi Ghyachu (21844 ft.),from Ghopte; Annapurna, Himalchuli, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal can be easily viewed and are the main atractions in Gosaikund Full Moon Festival Trek 2010.
