Pashupatinath

Overview

Pashupatinath is one of Nepal’s most important Hindu sacred sites and a major center of Shiva worship. It is located along the Bagmati River in Kathmandu.

Sacred geography

The temple complex combines river ritual, cremation ghats, shrines, sadhus, pilgrimage movement, and Kathmandu’s broader Hindu religious landscape.

Cultural role

Pashupatinath is not only a monument. It is an active ritual site where worship, death rites, pilgrimage, and festival activity continue as part of daily religious life.

Nepal100 placement

This page connects with Kathmandu Valley, Hindu pilgrimage in Nepal, Bagmati River, Shivaratri, and sacred geography of Nepal.

Cluster placement

Kathmandu Valley geography, sacred sites, Buddhist and Hindu traditions, food culture, weather, and urban life.

This page belongs to the Kathmandu Valley knowledge cluster.

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Kathmandu Valley geography, sacred sites, Buddhist and Hindu traditions, food culture, weather, and urban life.