Lord Pashupatinath is the guardian deity of Nepal. This sacred land sanctified by his divine glory, is the supreme pilgrimage for every Hindu on this planet.
The temple of Pashupati, or Pashupatinath is located in Deopatan, a little town 3 km north-east of Kathmandu.
The temple attracts thousands of pilgrims each year and has become well known far beyond the Kathmandu Valley.
In this vicinity, however, there are a number of other holy shrines, which are no less, important for the inhabitants of Deopatan itself. The town is surrounded by open spaces, fields and forests.
To the east there is Tribhuvan Airport, which was once called Gauchar (cow pasture) Airport, and and the forested hill of Mrigasthali or Shleshmantak; to the west there is a large meadow; to the south there are rice fields; and to the north there is Kailash plateau, often said to have been the site of the Licchavi capital, Mangriha.
By worshipping Pashupatinath, wealth, grandeur and rosperity are achieved physically and spirituallya and it is said that if a childless couple do puja at make vow to pasupatinath they will get child
Procedure Devotees visiting the shrine usually worship Pashupatinath with flowers, garlands, fruits, incense, akshata (whole rice grains) barley, vermilion etc. Since Pashupatinath is the form of Shiva-Shakti, red flowers is consi
dered pleasing to Him. And, leaves and fruits of Bel and Dhatura (Dhatura stramonium) are most dear to Lord Shiva. Sweets are generally not offered, although it is not a taboo, since Shiva is an ascetic here.
Daily and Special
Every morning the west door of the sanctum is opened by the Bhandaris (store-keepers) at 4 AM, from when worship begins. At half past nine in the morning the other three doors are also opened.
After bathing the lingum with holy waters, sacred worship by Panchamrit Abhishek (consecration by ghee, milk, honey, sugar and curd) is done by the priests.
Between 1 to 1:30 PM in the afternoon, the lingum is elegantly dressed up in gorgeous costume, made of brocade and set with tripunda (sandal paste mark) Chattras (umbrellas) are also placed on the four heads.
On the top head, the graphic Shri Yantra is drawn with sandal paste. Arti is performed then.
Later Bhog is offered. In the evening Arti is performed once again after dusk.
Special worships are done on festivals i.e. full moon day (Purnamasi) the Ekadasi (The eleventh day of the new and full moon fortnights) and other auspicious days of the year.
The sandalwood for making the sandal paste for Shri Yantra is brought from Mysore in India.
It has been a tradition to appoint a priest from south of vindhyachala in India who can worship Pashupatnath.
He however should be well versed in Vedas initiated with Pashupatishastra Mantra.
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