Gosainkunda, a popular pilgrimage site in the Langtang region is 60 km north of Kathmandu. Hindus flock to the holy Gosainkunda Lake during the full moon in August despite the bad weather this time of year. This region falls in the trekking route to Langtang and tea houses can be found all along the trek. Legend speaks of a devout Hindu who was bathing in the lake when his brass water vessel slipped out of his hand. It sank and disappeared from sight. It later miraculously re-appeared in the Khumbeshowar temple in Patan. Thus there is a belief that an underground channel connects Gosainkunda with Khumbeshwar. It is further pointed out that the water in the Khumbeshwar pond is unusually cold even in summer. Those who can not make the trip to Gosainkunda visits Khumbeshwar temple for a bath in the pond.