Pashupatinath Temple

Pashupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath Temple
श्री पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर
	Pashupatinath Temple in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kathmandu
Province	Bagmati Province
Deity	Shiva (as Pashupati)
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri, Teej
Features	Temple tank: Bagmati River; Temple tree: Ancient Banyan Tree;
Location
Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
	Location in Nepal
Geographic coordinates	27°42′35″N 85°20′55″E / 27.70972°N 85.34861°E
Architecture
Type	Pagoda
Date established	5th century CE
Specifications
Site area	2,460,000 m²
Temple(s)	519 Pagodas
Elevation	817 m (2,680 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Designated	1979 (3rd session)
Part of	Kathmandu Valley
Reference no.	121bis-006

The Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva. It is located in Kathmandu, Nepal near the Bagmati River. The temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. This "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati river", and is one of seven monument groups in UNESCO's designation of Kathmandu Valley.^[1] It is built on an area of 246 hectares (2,460,000 m²)^{[citation needed]} and includes 518 mini-temples and a main pagoda house.

The temple is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams on the continent.

^ "Pashupatinath Temple expects over 7 Lakhs Devotees on Mahashivratri". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[1] "Pashupatinath Temple expects over 7 Lakhs Devotees on Mahashivratri". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

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