Ancient Shrines
The Temple of Pashupatinath, dedicated to Shiva, stands on an outcrop above the river north of Kathmandu. It is considered to be one of the holy places of Hinduism. Before the Pashupatinath the river flows Gokarneswor Temple located at Gokarna, located at the North of the Kathmandu Valley. This is too a holy Temple where all the People of Kathmandu valley go for worshipping for the eternal peace of Father viz at "Kushi Aausi".
Public baths have been built supplied by a small hot spring.Where? Nearby are two small structure that over the last many centuries were shrines, first to Buddha and then to Hinduism. There a many sculptures along the walls. One sculpture fragment shows the remnant of a Buddha triptych, a Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas.
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