Badimalika Temple
A high mountain temple to the goddess Bhagwati in Triveni Municipality, Bajura, one of the major shrines of western Nepal. Pilgrims gather for its main festival, Malika Chaturdashi, and it keeps two priests, one each from Kalikot and Bajura.
- Where
- Martadi, Sudurpashchim, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 29.3469, 81.4775
Get the Badimalika Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Badimalika Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sudurpashchim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Badimalika Temple
Khaptad National Park 48 km
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
Sinja Valley 49 km
A valley in Jumla District that was the ancient capital of the Khasa kingdom, with ruins of temples and stone pillars from that era. It is also considered the birthplace of the Nepali language.
Rara National Park 60 km
Nepal's smallest national park, set up in 1976 across 106 square kilometres of Mugu and Jumla around Rara Lake. It rises from 2,800 metres to 4,039 metres at Chuchemara Peak, through forests of pine, spruce and juniper.
Rara Lake 63 km
The largest lake in Nepal, about 5 km long and up to 167 metres deep, at 2,990 metres in the far northwest. Its blue water is ringed by pine and juniper forest, with the peaks of Ruma Kand and Malika Kand rising on either side.
Chandannath Temple 69 km
The chief temple of Jumla, standing in Khalanga Bazaar, the district's main town in the valley of the Tila river. It is a centre of worship for the Karnali region.
Ghodaghodi Tal 90 km
A cluster of forest lakes and marshes at about 205 metres in Kailali District, in the far-western Terai. It became a Ramsar site in 2003 and a bird sanctuary in 2022.
Api Nampa Conservation Area 90 km
A protected area in the far northwest corner of Nepal, set up in 2010 across 1,903 square kilometres. It climbs from 518 metres to the 7,132 metre summit of Api and is part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.
Bardiya National Park 98 km
The largest and least disturbed national park in Nepal's Terai, 968 square kilometres of sal forest and grassland on the east bank of the Karnali, crossed by the Babai river. Founded in 1988, it is known for tigers, rhinos and wild elephants.
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Questions
Where is Badimalika Temple?
Badimalika Temple is in Martadi, Sudurpashchim, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khaptad National Park (48 km), Sinja Valley (49 km), Rara National Park (60 km).
How do I get the Badimalika Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Badimalika Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sudurpashchim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Badimalika Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sudurpashchim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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