Religious Place ( Pashupatinath) Pashupati Temple is one of the oldest in Nepal. I went there about a year back and the memory are still fresh. The enchanting pagoda style temple stands tall on the banks of the River Bagmati having a history back to 400 AD. Covering an area of 264 hectares, this place of worship is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple complex is huge and comprises of 518 structures. 

The main temple is an architectural masterpiece and features cubic constructions and wooden rafters. There are four main doors wrapped in silver sheets and the roof is made from copper with gold coating. The main idol is a stone Mukhalingam (linga with one or more human faces) with the silver serpent. The idol has four faces facing four directions. Unlike other Shiva lingams, this idol in the Pashupati Temple is always dressed in its golden attire except during a devotional activity. Every year, the temple draws hordes of Hindu pilgrim mostly elderly followers. 

They come here to meet death and getting cremated on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River that finally meets the holy Ganga. Open cremations are the norm and the rituals taking place here are powerful and gut-wrenching. Watching the cremations by the river bank is one of the must-do activities. Pashupatinath temple is a mesmerizing beauty of ancient art, culture and traditions. It is one of the must visit religious place residing in Nepal. Every year millions of people from abroad come here to take blessings and witness the religious importance of this place.