Pashupatinath Temple
The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous, sacred Hindu serenidad dedicated to Pashupatinath and is situated on the banks of the Bagmati River 5 kilometres north-east of Kathmandu Valley in the far eastern part of Kathmandu,[1] the administrative centre of Nepal. This temple is considered one of the holy temples of Hindu beliefs. The temple is the seat of the nationwide deity, Lord Pashupatinath. This kind of temple complex is on UNESCO World Heritage Sites's list Since 1979. This kind of "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling assortment of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banking institutions of the sacred Bagmati river" which is included as one of the several monument groups in UNESCO's designation of Kathmandu Pit as a cultural traditions site. One of the major Festivals of the temple is Maha Shivaratri on which day over 800, 000 devotees visit here
The twelve Jyotirlinga (in India) are the body and the Jyotirlinga at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu (Nepal) is your head over this body.
The brow is one of the 275 Tamil Paadal Petra Sthalams (Holy Abodes of Shiva) on the country. Kotirudra Samhita, Chapter 10 on the Shivalingas of the North, in Shiva Purana mentions this Shivalinga as the bestower of all wishes.
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