Kapil Muni Main Temple (Gangasagar)

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Kapila is a major figure in the story associated with the descent of the Ganges (Goddess Ganga) river from heaven. King Sagar, an ancestor of Rama, had performed the Aswamedha yagna ninety-nine times. On the hundredth time the horse was sent around the earth Indra, the King of Swarga (Heaven), grew jealous and kidnapped the horse, hiding it in the hermitage of Kapila.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Muni
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Coordinates:   21°38'16"N   88°4'30"E

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  • It is a true place. People from all over india come to worship Lord Kapilmuni at Makar Sankranti.
  • hiring of vehicles at kachuberia is troublesome. Police to please fix the rate from kachuberia to Mandir and back
  • Makar Sankranti 15th January 2016, Ganga Sagar "KAPil MUNI"
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