Pashupatinath Temple is located at the eastern part of the Kathmandu valley (NEPAL) on the banks of the holy river Bagmati. Pashupatinath, which literally means ‘the Lord of animals’, is one of the many forms of the Lord. He is the guardian deity, protector of our Country Nepal.
Pashupatinath Temple considered as one of the holiest shrines of the Hindus, glorifying Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva or Mahadeva, as he is also known. Shiva.The name Shiva is the Holiest of Holy names Shiva (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration. Shiva meaning "One who purifies everyone by the utterance of His name" or the Pure One. He is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Shiva is the supreme God in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism practiced in Nepal. He is the formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God.
Pilgrims from all over Nepal and India come to Pashupatinath to worship and pray to the deity on his birthday and wash away all the sins committed by them. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple and tourists are only permitted to observe the festival from across the Bagmati River.
Shiva is usually represented by the Shiva linga (or lingam), usually depicted as a clay mound with three horizontal stripes on it, or visualised as a blazing pillar. In anthropomorphised images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation on Mount Kailash, his traditional abode.
Pashupatinath Temple is located at the eastern part of the Kathmandu valley (NEPAL) on the banks of the holy river Bagmati. Pashupatinath, which literally means ‘the Lord of animals’, is one of the many forms of the Lord. He is the guardian deity, protector of our Country Nepal.
Pashupatinath Temple considered as one of the holiest shrines of the Hindus, glorifying Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva or Mahadeva, as he is also known. Shiva.The name Shiva is the Holiest of Holy names Shiva (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration. Shiva meaning "One who purifies everyone by the utterance of His name" or the Pure One. He is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Shiva is the supreme God in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism practiced in Nepal. He is the formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God.
Pilgrims from all over Nepal and India come to Pashupatinath to worship and pray to the deity on his birthday and wash away all the sins committed by them. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple and tourists are only permitted to observe the festival from across the Bagmati River.
Shiva is usually represented by the Shiva linga (or lingam), usually depicted as a clay mound with three horizontal stripes on it, or visualised as a blazing pillar. In anthropomorphised images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation on Mount Kailash, his traditional abode.
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