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Distance
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
125 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
125 ft
Max elevation
4,371 ft
TrailRank 
53
Min elevation
4,255 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
53 minutes
Time
2 hours 5 minutes
Coordinates
466
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August 1, 2018
Recorded
July 2018
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near Tilganga, Central Region (Nepal)

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The Pashupatinath temple is one of the most important Hindu temples of the most important god Shiva in the world. It is located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of the city of Kathmandu. The Nepalese consider it the most sacred temple among all the temples.

The temple is part of the Kathmandu Valley denomination that is inscribed on the list of the Unesco World Heritage Site since 1979.

The temple is one of the 275 sacred dwellings of Shiva on the continent. Previously, only those who were Hindu by birth were allowed to enter the temple. The other people had to content themselves with observing the temple from the other side of the river. However, these rules have been relaxed due to numerous incidents. If he is in the destiny of the individual, he will begin and complete his journey until reaching these steps without encountering obstructions in his way, it is considered to be under the loving grace of Rudra.

The existence of the Pashupatinath temple dates back to the year 1400. It is not known with certainty when it was founded. According to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda, Shiva acquired great devotion under the denomination of Pashupati ('lord of beasts'), in this place.

The temple of Pashupatinath was erected again in the seventeenth century by King Bhupendra Malla, after the previous building was consumed by termites.

This temple survived the Nepal earthquake on April 25, 2015, quite well.

The priests who carry out the services in this temple are Brahmin priests of South Indian origin for more than 350 years.

Numerous worshipers and saddhus (sacred men) come to this temple and visit the Ghats next to the Bagmati River, where they submerge to purify themselves. There are different types of Ghats, and many of them are used for the cremation of funeral pyres.
The priests of Pashupatinath are called Bhattas and the high priest is called Mool Bhatt or Raval. The unique characteristic of this temple is that only four priests can touch the deity. The high priest reports only to the king (although there is no king in Nepal) and had to inform him about matters related to the temple on a regular basis.

However, this tradition was broken after the historic political revolution in Nepal, with the demolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a secular republic. The new government allowed the Nepalese priests to worship in the temple, thus abandoning centuries of old tradition.

There are several stories that deal with the origin of Pashupatinath. One of them says that Shiva and Parvati arrived in the valley of Kathmandu and on their trip they rested with Bagmati. Shiva was so impressed by its beauty and by the nearby forest that they decided to become deer and take a walk through this forest. There are many places in the Kathmandu valley that are identified as places that Shiva visited during this time as a deer. After a while the people and the gods began looking for Shiva. Finally, and after several complications, they found him in the forest, but he refused to abandon it. What he did announce is that the place where he lived on the shores of Bagmati in the form of a deer would be known as Pashupatinath, the Lord of all Animals.

Architecturally the temple is built in a Nepalese pagoda style, and all the features of a Nepalese pagoda can be seen here as the cubic construction, or the beautifully carved wooden beams. The two levels of ceilings are copper coated with gold. The temple has four main doors, all covered with silver plates, and a golden pinnacle (Gajur), which is a symbol of religious thought. The western gate has a statue of a great bull or Nandi, which is plated in bronze. The deity is of black stone. Vasukinath is located east of Pashupatinath.

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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,186 ft
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ENTRADA A LA ZONA DE PASHUPATI

The Pashupati area is considered one of the most important places of pilgrimage for followers of Hinduism. Thousands of devotees, both from home and abroad, arrive at the site every day. On special occasions such as the Ekadasi, Sankranti, Mahashivratri, Teej Akshaya, Rakshabandhan, Grahana (eclipse) or Poornima (full moon day) the atmosphere of the place becomes festive and people congregate in greater numbers. During the celebration of the Shivaratri festival the Pashupatinath temple is illuminated with oil lamps and remains open throughout the night. Thousands of devotees take ritual baths in the Bagmati River during the day of the festival and observe fasting throughout the day. On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri hundreds of sadhus (sages) from different parts of Nepal and India come to this place.

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PANORAMICAS DEL TEMPLO PASHUPATINATH

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,311 ft
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PIRAS FUNERARIAS EN LOS GHATS

There are different types of Ghats, and many of them are used for the cremation of funeral pyres. The body will be placed pointing to the south, the path of death. Although contact with the body will be limited to the minimum a ritual bath will be held if it can be with Ganges river waters and sandalwood perfume. And they will proceed to dress the body with a tunic. The colors of the tunic will vary according to the person concerned. In the case of men it will be white. If we talk about female members, it will vary. If the woman was married she will be dressed in red. It may happen that she was single. In this case the dress should be yellow. In this case and depending on the area it is also allowed to be red. Lastly, if she were a widow, the color of the garments will be white, or another pale color, according to the rules of the Hindu funeral ritual. At this time the body will be placed in a wooden frame similar to a stretcher covered with flowers that will accompany you until the time of cremation that we will later treat. It is time to take the body to the place of cremation. A Hindu must burn his body to allow the total liberation of the soul to start his new life. The transfer is made with a funeral procession. The greater the importance of the person the more elements can be introduced into it. It is essential, of course, the stretcher with the body full of different flowers, oranges and yellow usually. It can be moved in some type of float equally decorated. The culminating and final moment of this rite comes. The body is placed on a funeral pyre (with firewood in abundance). They can get to burn 300 kilograms of wood. The corpse is smeared with butter so that it burns faster and consumes as well as possible. At the time of cremation the procedure is different in the case of being a man or a woman. In the case of being a man it is the firstborn who has the right to light the funeral pyre. In the case of being a woman the deceased hindu funeral ritual contemplates that it must be the husband, or in its absence the youngest son who has the right to light the funeral pyre with a torch. Once the torch is lit, those present will contemplate how it burns in its entirety and will later retire. You must then wait three days to be able to later collect the ashes. These ashes will be placed in an urn that will later be transferred to the Ganges where they will be dumped.

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PictographRiver Altitude 4,307 ft
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RIO BAGMATI

The banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu are one of the most fascinating places in Nepal. The waters of this river are very sacred, since they are celebrated funeral rites that are held in the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath. What most strikes the shore of the Bagmati River, is that life and death go hand in hand. On one side we have cremations, and on the other, children playing, countless monkeys roaming freely, and saddus, sacred men who have renounced everything material and who dress in a very picturesque way.

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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,275 ft
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PANORAMICAS DEL TEMPLO PASHUPATINATH

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,319 ft
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TEMPLOS DEL DIOS SHIVA

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,310 ft
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GHATS JUNTO AL RIO BAGMATI

Ghats that are next to the Bagmati River, and where they submerge to purify themselves. There are different types of Ghats, and many of them are used for the cremation of funeral pyres. The body will be placed pointing to the south, the path of death. Although contact with the body will be limited to the minimum a ritual bath will be held if it can be with Ganges river waters and sandalwood perfume. And they will proceed to dress the body with a tunic. The colors of the tunic will vary according to the person concerned. In the case of men it will be white. If we talk about female members, it will vary. If the woman was married she will be dressed in red. It may happen that she was single. In this case the dress should be yellow. In this case and depending on the area it is also allowed to be red. Lastly, if she were a widow, the color of the garments will be white, or another pale color, according to the rules of the Hindu funeral ritual. At this time the body will be placed in a wooden frame similar to a stretcher covered with flowers that will accompany you until the time of cremation that we will later treat. It is time to take the body to the place of cremation. A Hindu must burn his body to allow the total liberation of the soul to start his new life. The transfer is made with a funeral procession. The greater the importance of the person the more elements can be introduced into it. It is essential, of course, the stretcher with the body full of different flowers, oranges and yellow usually. It can be moved in some type of float equally decorated. The culminating and final moment of this rite comes. The body is placed on a funeral pyre (with firewood in abundance). They can get to burn 300 kilograms of wood. The corpse is smeared with butter so that it burns faster and consumes as well as possible. At the time of cremation the procedure is different in the case of being a man or a woman. In the case of being a man it is the firstborn who has the right to light the funeral pyre. In the case of being a woman the deceased hindu funeral ritual contemplates that it must be the husband, or in its absence the youngest son who has the right to light the funeral pyre with a torch. Once the torch is lit, those present will contemplate how it burns in its entirety and will later retire. You must then wait three days to be able to later collect the ashes. These ashes will be placed in an urn that will later be transferred to the Ganges where they will be dumped.

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PictographPanorama Altitude 4,354 ft
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PANORAMICAS DESDE LA ZONA

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,295 ft
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CALLEJEANDO POR EL RECINTO

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PASHUPATINATH “El Templo del Dios Shiva”

The Pashupatinath temple is one of the Hindu temples of the most important god Shiva in the world, in fact it is considered the most sacred among the temples of Shiva (Pashupati: "God of animals" an inherent characteristic of this god). Architecturally the temple is built in a Nepalese pagoda style, and all the features of a Nepalese pagoda can be seen here as the cubic construction, or the beautifully carved wooden beams. The two levels of ceilings are copper coated with gold. The temple has four main doors, all covered with silver plates, and a golden pinnacle (Gajur), which is a symbol of religious thought. The western gate has a statue of a great bull or Nandi, which is plated in bronze. The deity is of black stone. Vasukinath is located east of Pashupatinath.

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PLAZA JUNTO AL TEMPLO PASHUPATINATH

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,282 ft
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PASEO EN LA ZONA CON PUESTOS PARA COMPRAS

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RITUAL DE LOS 13 DIAS

Hinduism believes in reincarnation. For them our body is only temporary. The important thing is our soul. This fact explains to a large extent the characteristics of the Hindu funeral ritual. Through different existences this soul can adopt different appearances. The actions that we carry out in each life have consequences in the following ones. Once the entire cremation procedure is finished, thirteen days of mourning begin. This is the moment when the family receives the condolences of relatives, friends and acquaintances at home. During the first ten days men will not be able to cut their hair or shave. For their part, women will not be able to wash their hair. The Hindu culture believes that in this period the family is impure and should not go to temples or other sacred places. On the tenth day, in the morning, there is a ritual act in which men shave and cut their hair while women proceed to wash it. It is the so-called Dasai or Daswan. The last rite takes place on the morning of the thirteenth day. A sacrifice of fire is made on an altar to wish the deceased a better future. It is an act of offering to the gods. Later this altar is cleaned and water, purified foods and flowers are placed. After these acts, what is the funeral is finished and everyone can return to their normal life.

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RIO BAGMATI

What most strikes the shore of the Bagmati River, is that life and death go hand in hand. On one side we have cremations, and on the other, children playing, countless monkeys roaming freely, and saddus, sacred men who have renounced everything material and who dress in a very picturesque way.

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