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पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर
Kathmandu, Bagmati · 27.7104°, 85.3488°
Nepal's holiest shrine and the seat of its national deity: the four-faced Pashupati linga on the Bagmati, served by Bhatta priests from South India in a custom linking Kathmandu to the wider Shaiva world. The riverside ghats are the great cremation ground of Nepal — liberation within Pashupati's sight; part of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage site. Maha Shivaratri draws a million pilgrims and legions of sadhus.
Shiva, weary of Kailasa, fled here as a golden gazelle to roam the Bagmati forests; the gods broke his antler to summon him back, and where the antler fell the linga arose — the lord staying on as Pashupati, refuge of every creature.
East Kathmandu, near airport; Hindus only in main courtyard; PADT administers.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla