Pashupatinath Temple

A hub of the almighty Pashupatinath who is considered as the most revered God in Nepal, the Pashupatinath Temple is widely prevalent as the guardian of each and every living being on the earth.

The Pashupatinath Temple is known to have the largest temple complex that is said as the one extending on the both sides of the holiest river of Hindus i.e. the Bagmati River. It is a Pagoda shaped establishment incorporating the roof that is gilded accompanied with the four sides which are seen covered with silver as well as the wooden carvings of the most decent quality. While being here, one is surely going to fall in love with its surroundings dotted with an array of temples comprising of Hindu and Buddhist deities. It is prevalent as the centre for the ‘discovery of Shiva lingam’ and is marking its existence commencing right from the 5th century. Tucked in the middle of Deopatan, the Pashupatinath finely demonstrates the Lord of Animals- the almighty Shiva known as the Pashupati. As notified, the temple stands right at an elevation of 24.6 meters above the ground established on a single-tier plinth and is banned for the people belonging to the Non-Hinduism background, however one can have a splendid view of this pilgrimage from the opposite bank of the Baghmati River.

As uttered by the Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda, the Pashupatinath Temple carries a massive spiritual relevance as it is accompanied with a majestic tale connected with Lord Shiva. It was notified that Lord Shiva was quite bored of his abode that was on the top of the Mount Kailash and he went on to search a new place to escape. He later on came to know about the Kathmandu Valley and started residing there where he was made the centre of attraction and named as the ‘Lord of Animals’ long before other varied Gods were able to spot him. Shiva took the form of a deer to hide from the searchers however God Vishnu recognized him and decided to grab him by the horns which as a conclusion broke into abundant pieces. The establishment of the temple was thus done by Lord Vishnu where he used the broken horns with an intention of forming a linga on the Bagmati River’s bank and as the time flew away the temple started burying deep into the soil and was soon forgotten by the people there. However, one fine day a cow entered and sprinkled her milk on the mound that was created by the temple buried under the land and thus, apparently the lost lingas were again founded leading to the formation of the temple.