Pashupatinath
Temple is devoted to the Hindu's diety lord Shiva which lies in the
banks of Bagmati River, Lord Shiva is known by almost 1008 names out
of which Pashupati is one of them, Pashupati means “Lord of all
animals”.There
are many mythological myths for the origin of Pashupathinath, let me
let you one of such a myth it is said that Lord shiva and Parvati
were so impressed by seeing the beauty of kathmandu valley they
transofrmed themselves into antelopes and walked through the valley,
Since Shiva lived by the Bagmati river in the form of an antelope he
said he would like to be known as Pashupatinath, He decided to remain
there in the form of Shiva Lingam, he also said whoever will come and
beheld the Shiva Lingam would never reborn as an animal.
Pashupatinath
temple was built in the very same location where Lingam appeared
later this temple was renovated by the Malla Kings. It is said by the
locals that its Shiva's (pashupati's) power that the temple survived
the massive earthquake which occured on April 2015. This is one of
the largest temple in Nepal which is devoted to Lord Shiva and has
been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. The Temple's
structure is an amalgamation of Hindu's and chinese architecture, The
premises of Pashupatinath temple holds around 492 small temples, 15
Shivalayas (shrines of Lord Shiva) and 12 Jyotirlinga (phallic
shrines) to explore.
Pashupatinath
temple have five faces which represents various Incarnations of
Shiva, The temple faces towards five directs West, North, East, South
and Zenith which represents five primary elements need to form a life
they are earth, water, air, light and ether. It
is said that when someone is dying he wills to die at the banks of
Bagmati river under the shades of Lord Shiva as believers believe
that their bondage of life and death cycle end’s at Pashupatinath.
Shivratri
and Maha Shivratri are the two every important days according to
Hindu Culture as these are the days when most of the devotees come's
here for prayers to get blessed by Pashupati
Some
of the facts needed to be known before visiting Pashupatinath Temple.
Opening time: 4 AM to 12 Noon
Closing time: 12 Noon to 5 PM
Rudravishekam:
6
PM
Only
four priests can touch the deity, a tradition started by Adi
Shankracharya to prevent human sacrifices.
Only
Hindus are allowed inside the temple. Non Hindus can get a good view
of the temple from the other side of the river Bagmati. Temple
complex is open for all. Non Nepalis and non-Indians are required to
pay a sum of 1000 Nepali rupees to enter this space
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