Temple

PASHUPATINATH
Pashupatinath is the most famous temple in Nepal and is located on the route to Bodhnath. Although non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple you can cross the river and view the temple from  the hill on the other side. near the entrance you will see many people selling flowers, incense and other offerings to be made to the deity.inside is the golden pagoda and on the river  banks you can sometimes see dead bodies beings cremated on platforms. the Bagmati is a holy river(although not quite as holy as the Ganges) and there is also a bathing as well as a burning ghat .
pashupati, Lord of Animals, is supposed to represents shiva and the black image inside the temple has four heads. The temple itself is about three centuries old. it was renovated when the previous structures became decrepit. The idol is 600 years old . an earlier one was broken by moslem invaders in the 14th century. The big bull, shiva`s animal, inside the temple was built in the last century. The small bull in front of the temple is about three centuries old. once when i visited the temple (only the entrance ) with a minister of french government ,  he was so overcome by the site of it., he said "there are places like this where the spirit moves." some people are also reminded of Lourdes in france.