Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in Khatmandu, Nepal. Pashupatinath is among the most consequential sacred spaces in the Shaiva world. Dedicated to Shiva as Pashupati - the Lord of all beings - it situates divinity not beyond life but within its full cycle - from birth to death. Regarded as one of the major Jyotirlingas, the temple anchors Nepal within the sacred Shaiva geography of South Asia. The shrine derives its sanctity from its function as a death facing tirtha.
Along the river bank, cremation pyres burn continuously, binding worship to impermanence. This amalgamated ritual field expresses the Shaiva principle: liberation approached through proximity to decay, not through withdrawal.
Spiritually, Pashupatinath does not promise escape from death but demands understanding of it. It trains the devotees to recognise mortality as initiation rather than catastrophe and decay as a teacher rather than an enemy. Daily observances here follow Vedic and tantric protocols. Pilgrimage intensifies during Maha Shivaratri, when large numbers of sadhus and devotees assemble.
My take
Sambho Mahadeva!
Tailpiece.
Got up at 5, sent all the messages, opened up the house for the day, lit up the puja room lamp ans switched on the hymns on the home theatre.
Morning cuppa with Lekha.
Walked within the house; recited my prayers.
Bath followed by breakfast.
Worked om my laptop.
Snoozed around quite a bit.
Lunch, followed by siesta.
The evening chores.
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