Muktinath - Jwala Mai Mandir / Salamebar Dolamebar Gompa

The Nepalese call this temple Jwala Mai, the Tibetans Salamebar Dolamebar Gompa. Its flat terraced roof and walls of undressed stone make a striking contrast with the Nepalese pagoda. The temple's famous eternal flame burns in three niches below the altar. Appearing sustained by nothing more than stone (right), water (center) and earth (left), it is actually fed by natural gas. Above are images representing Guru Rinpoche, Avalokiteshvara and Vajradhara.