Nepal Hindu Pilgrimage Tour for Hindus are at Gosainkunda, Dudh Pokhari, Panch Pokhari, and Baahar Pokhari, Muktinath and several other high mountain shrines are sacred pilgrimage attractions to Hindus and Buddhists alike. Pilgrimages are sites are common a high "milk lake" (dudh pokhari or kunda), the confluence (Beni) of sacred rivers, or an especially prominent shrine or temple. Swayambhunath, for one that are sacred to both religious groups. Boudhanath and Pashupatinath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu city, are especially sacred to Buddhists and Hindus, respectively. Pilgrims comes to Nepal from all over southern Asia, and as travel conditions allow, from Tibet. Hindu holy men stand out clearly by their attire (or relative lack of attire, as the case may be). The occasion of Shiva Raatri is especially significant both to holy men and Indian lay pilgrims, who flock to the Kathmandu valley. Sometimes holy men may be encountered who are observing vows of silence; they sometimes go for as long as twelve years without speaking.