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ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple ISKCON Nepal,
Hare Krishna Dham, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977 1 4373790, +977 9801205731 (Bhakta Sabin)
Email: info@iskconnepal.org
Pashupatinath, or Pashupati, is the most famous and beautiful Shiva temple on the banks of the Bagmati River in Deopatan, a village 3 km northwest of Kathmandu. It is dedicated to a manifestation of Shiva called Pashupati (Lord of Animals). It attracts thousands of pilgrims each year and has become main place of attraction in Kathmandu.
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Pashupatinath temple stands in the center of the town of Deopatan, in the middle of an open courtyard. It is a square, two-tiered pagoda temple built on a single-tier plinth, and it stands 23.6 meters above the ground. Richly ornamented gilt and silver-plated doors are on all sides
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The priests of Pashaputinath are called Bhattas and the chief priest is called Mool Bhatt or Raval. The chief priest is answerable only to the King of Nepal and reports to him on temple matters on a periodic basis.
Pashaputinath temple’s extensive grounds include many other old and important temples, shrines and deities. In the northeast corner of the temple courtyard is the small pagoda temple of Vasuki, the King of the Nagas. According to locals, Vasuki took up residence here in order to guard Pashupatinath temple and thus serve Lord Shiva. One can often see devotees circumambulating and worshipping Vasuki before entering the main sanctum
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The Bagmati river, which runs next to Pashupatinath temple, has highly sacred properties. Thus the banks are lined with many ghats (bathing spots) for use by pilgrims. Renovating or furnishing these sites has always been regarded as meritorious.
Arya Ghat, dating from the early 1900s, is of special importance because it is the only place where lustral water for worship of Pashupatinath is obtained and it is where members of the royal family are cremated. The main cremation site however ,is Bhasmeshvar Ghat, which is the most-used cremation site in the Kathmandu Valley. The preferred bathing spot for women is the Gauri Ghat, to the north.
The full tour of visiting Dwadash jyotirling (12 famous shivalinga) as well as 4 dham tour is considered full complete after visiting Pashupatinath. This deity of Lord Shiva is considered the face of Lord Shiva when he appeared in form of a bull. It is said when the Five Pandavas came to Himalayas, Bhima performed penance to Lord Shiva to purify himself from sins. Lord Shiva decided to not give darshan to Bhima and to do so he took a form of a Bull and ran away. Understanding it, Bhima chased this bull. Finally the bull in order to hide entered inside the earth. However in process of doing so, His hump remained visible which is today said to be Kedarnath Shivalinga. As Lord Shiva in the form of bull hid himself in the earth , the bull came out on the other side in the Himalayas with just his face out. This face portion came out here in Kathmandu and became known to be worshippable Pashupatinath. Hence the local say that Char dham is complete when they see the face of Lord as Bull here.
This is one of the world’s most glorious Buddhist Chaityas. It is said to be 2000 years old. Painted on the four-sides of the spire bases are the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. It is three kilometres west of Kathmandu city and is situated on a hillock about 77 meters above the level of the Kathmandu valley. A collection of legends about the site, the 15th century Swayambhu Purana, tells of a miraculous lotus, planted by a past Buddha, which blossomed from the lake that once covered Kathmandu valley. The lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant light, and the name of the place came to be Swayambhu, meaning ‘Self-Created or Self-Existent’. Saints, sages and divinities travelled to the lake to venerate this miraculous light for its power in granting enlightenment.
The capital of Nepal, Kathmandu valley, is the biggest and the most cosmopolitan city of Nepal. Known as the ‘City of Temples’, it has great temples with historic, architectural and religious importance attached to them. The Valley consists of three main cities of great historic and cultural interest Kathmandu, Lalitpur (Patan) and Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon). Situated at an altitude of 1336 meter above the sea level, the Kathmandu valley covers an area of 218 sq. miles. Few of the spiritual attractions in Kathmandu valley include :
Budha Nilkantha
About eight kilometers north of Kathmandu, at the base of Sivapuri hill is a remarkable deity of Lord Vishnu, reclining on the bed of snakes. This deity is in the middle of a small pond and seems to float in water. This temple shrine attracts regular pilgrims and large crowds gather during the festivals of Haribodhini Ekadasi and Kartik Poornima.
Called the Sleeping Vishnu, or Jalakshayan Narayan, the deity depicts the deity reclining on the twisting coils of the Shesha. Lord Vishnu’s legs are crossed and the eleven heads of Shesha cradle his head. Vishnu’s four hands hold: a chakra or disc, a conch-shell, a lotus flower and the club.
It is said that in previous yuga, a very old farmer and his wife occupied a farm around this area and while cultivating the land they struck the Deity inside the ground. Immediately afterwards blood began to flow from the ground and thus the lost Deity of Budhanilkantha was uncovered and placed in its rightful position here. This old (Budha) farmer name was Nilkantha but more commonly known as Budha Nilkantha. Deity received its name from the farmer and hence Lord was called as Budhanilkantha. Later when Lord Krishna came in dwapar yuga to Kathmandu, he told his devotees here that he will always be present with them in Kathmandu in this form of Budhanilkantha deity. Lord Krishna during his visit had dried the Kathmandu valley which was full of water reservoir and thus made land inhabitable. Many great sages, pandits and scholars settled here and would recite the two scriptures Katha Upanishad and Manduka Upanishad. Thus place became well known for learning centre of this two upanishads. As a result locals say this place received the name Kathamandu.