Pashupatinath
Despite being clogged with garbage and black with pollution, the fetid Bagmati River is actually an extremely sacred river; Pashupatinath is the Nepali…
Must-see attractions in Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath
Undiminished by the earthquake, the pagoda-style Pashupatinath Temple was constructed in 1696, but has been a site of Hindu and Buddhist worship for far…
Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath's ghats are often full of life and it's worth taking some time to absorb it all. Devotees ritually bathe in the dubious-looking waters of…
Pashupatinath
Two footbridges cross the Bagmati in front of the Pashupatinath Temple, entering a garden of stone terraces covered in dozens of small Shiva shrines…
Pashupatinath
This hilltop spot offers bird's eye views over the otherwise off-limits Pashupatinath Temple. Look for the enormous golden trident on the northern side of…
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Between the two groups of ghats on the west bank of the Bagmati is this small, 6th-century temple, decorated with Tantric figures, skeletons and erotic…
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Pilgrims flock to this fascinating market to pick up prasad (religious offerings) and spiritual souvenirs.
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The path drops out of the forest to the large, courtyard-style Guhyeshwari Temple, built by King Pratap Malla in 1653 and dedicated to Parvati (the wife…
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Continuing left at the top of the hill will take you to the towering red-and-white shikhara (temple with tall corn cob–like spire) of the Gorakhnath…
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If you follow the road running south from the side entrance to the temple, you will pass this former temple complex that now acts as a social welfare…
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The steps from the Pashupatinath ghats lead uphill past a convenient cafe to a sprawling complex of lingam shrines on the edge of the forest that is well…
Pashupatinath
If you walk south along the west bank of the Bagmati, you will pass a 7th-century standing Buddha image, next to the damaged Raj Rajeshwari Temple, with…
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From the main gate on the west side of the compound, you can view the mighty golden behind of an enormous brass statue of Nandi, Shiva’s bull. Inside the…
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This elaborately frescoed wooden temple is often thronged by visiting sadhus, especially during the Maha Shivaratri Festival.
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At the north end of the ghats, visible from across the river, are a series of yogi's caves in use since medieval times and still used today by meditators.
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At the northern end of the upper terrace on the east bank of the Bagmati River look for the interesting lingam with the Shiva face.
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If you walk south along the west bank of the Bagmati, you will reach this 7th-century standing Buddha image.
Pashupatinath
If you bear right at the top of the steps leading from the Bagmati River, you will reach the courtyard-style Vishwarup Temple, topped by a Mughal-style…