“A real giant Shaligram story, but this moves a 2023 stone back to Nepal.”
“A 31-ton natural Shaligram stone was found near Muktinath Dham in Nepal.”
Shaligrams are sacred in Vaishnava Hindu tradition and are associated with fossil ammonites from the Kali Gandaki basin. Muktinath is an important pilgrimage site connected to this tradition.
The documented 31-ton Shaligram story concerns a boulder extracted in Beni Municipality-6, Thulopahiro, Myagdi, then transported to Ayodhya in 2023—not a newly reported find near Muktinath.
Material. Removing the 2023 date, Myagdi location, and transfer to India changes the impression from an older, documented transport story to a current discovery at Muktinath.
Why Clear says this
Independent reporting identifies the 31-ton boulder as one of two stones, weighing 31 and 15 tonnes, that reached Ayodhya on February 2, 2023. Nepal reporting located their extraction at Thulopahiro in Myagdi. Official Nepal tourism information supports the broader cultural context but not this claimed location or discovery.
Evidence
- The 31-ton and 15-ton Shaligram stones arrived in Ayodhya on February 2, 2023.
- Reporting places the boulders’ extraction at Thulopahiro in Beni Municipality-6, Myagdi.
- Nepal Tourism Board confirms that Shaligram fossil stones are found along the Kali Gandaki and are considered holy representations of Vishnu by Hindus.