Wolfgang's photos with the keyword: Pashupatinath

It is said that Lord Siva came here because it was a perfect place for a holiday. Worship has been going on here for at least 1500 years and there was a Siva temple here at least as far back as 879 AD. It is one of the most important Siva temples on the sub-continent and many Indians come to visit this popular pilgrimage site. Inside the temple is a black, four-headed deity of Lord Siva. Pashupatinath means the “Lord of the Animals.” In this form, Lord Siva shows his peaceful mood of protectors of the animals. Often Siva is shown is a more destructive mood, is in known as the destroyer in the Hindu pantheon. There are no animal sacrifices done here, as they are done in many other Siva temples.

From across the river, on the east bank of the river, you can get a good view of the Pashupatinath temple and of the happenings on the other side of the river. There are many Siva lingas on the small hill on the bank of the river. At the north end of the terrace there is a Siva-linga with a 6th century carving of Siva on it. You can see the golden trident on the temple roof. The trident is the symbol of Siva, and it indicates that it is a Siva temple.

It's a Hindu temple located on the shore of the Bagmati river on the eastern part of Kathmandu.

This colorful three Sadhu men I have met already many times, first in 1981, always the same representatives for tourist photographers asking for a good donation (how much comission the local officers and police get from the donation I could not figure out). Have a look at one of many thousand of captures from this famous men!