About Gorakheshwor Temple
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The Gorakheshwor Panchayan Temple is located at Rapti, Pahareghat, Hetauda-10, about 800 meters west of Hetauda Buddhachowk on the banks of the Rapti River along the East-West Highway. Since December 15, 1934 (1 Poush 1991 B.S.), the site has served as a cremation ground and now includes three cremation platforms and a mourning house built by Hetauda Municipality under the management of the Gorakheshwor Development Committee. Religious ceremonies such as Shrimad Bhagavat, Maharudri, and Kotihom Yajna are regularly conducted here. A Shivalinga was consecrated on November 20, 1978 (5 Mangsir 2035 B.S.), and a Dharmashala (pilgrims' rest house) was constructed beginning in 1979 through the efforts of local devotees. Between 1993 and 2003, temples dedicated to Vaishno Devi, Hanuman, Lakshmi Narayan, Saraswati, and Shri Ganesh were established, making the complex an important religious and spiritual center in Hetauda.