{"id":17920,"date":"2026-05-23T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17920"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:49:13","slug":"pashupatinath-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pashupatinath-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Pashupatinath Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Pashupatinath Temple Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India recently gifted a special type of sandalwood to the Nepal government to be used at the Pashupatinath temple on Kathmandu\u2019s outskirts. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pashupatinath Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on both banks of the <\/span><b>Bagmati River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the eastern outskirts of<\/span><b> Kathmandu, Nepal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to <\/span><b>Lord Shiva <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in his form as <\/span><b>Pashupati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>protector of animals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There has been a religious foundation here since at least the 5th century BCE, though the <\/span><b>oldest recorded temple dates from 400 CE.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>original, mainly wooden, buildings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were eaten by termites and<\/span><b> replaced by the current stone and metal structures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>15th century CE.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1979, the temple was declared a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pashupatinath Temple <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main temple is designed in the <\/span><b>Nepalese pagoda style<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a<\/span><b> tiered roof and plinth.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>cubic construction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with four main doors, all covered with silver sheets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>two-storied roof<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is made from <\/span><b>copper <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is<\/span><b> covered with gold.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has two interior rooms where the Pashupatinath idol is placed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most astonishing decorations of the temple is the <\/span><b>huge golden statue of Nandi, Shiva\u2019s bull.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/politics\/3917055-india-gifts-special-type-of-sandalwood-to-nepals-pashupatinath-temple?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DEVD<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pashupatinath Temple is a Hindu temple located on both banks of the Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. 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