14 APR 2006 FRI (B) - NEPAL, KATHMANDU (PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE)

12pm Checked-in Hotel Marshyangdi
12:30pm Lunch time...
Corn Vege Soup
Organic Vege Salad
Fried Noodle
Fish Sizzler

Hot Honey Lemon (our favourite)
1:52pm Visited Pashupatinath Temple. Pashupatinath is known as Lord Shiva, with two-tierred golden roof and silver door, is considered one of the holiest shrines of Hindus. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple. Visitors can clearly see the temple and the activities performed in the temple from the eastern bank of the Bagmati River.
Cremation

Holy men

The white building is for putting up those sickly ones (doctor declared dying soon). Only nurses are available (no doctor) to take care of them. There're cases where the sickly ones recovered.
The cremation platform in the middle is for the King & Royal family and the one on the left for VIP.





2:47pm On our way out, cemetery for non-Hindus & Holy men.

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