Dashain, the biggest festival of Nepal, has begun with the revellers establishing a holy vessel and beginning the worship of Navadurga on the day of Ghatasthapana. During the Navaratri (first nine days of the festival), people also visit temples of Navadurga, which are culturally called Shakti peeths. Shakti peeths are holy momentous pilgrimage sites dedicated particularly to Goddess Durga or Shakti. And, the city of temples, being true to its names, the Kathmandu valley accommodates many Shakti peeths. Here are nine major of them.

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