Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pashupatinath_Temple,_Kathmandu
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:annualVisitors hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Nepali pagoda style
gptkbp:associatedWith Hindu cremation rituals
Sadhu ascetics
gptkbp:builtInCentury 5th century CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Lord_Shiva
gptkbp:distanceFromKathmanduAirport about 3 km
gptkbp:entryRestrictedToNonHindus yes
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri_festival
cremation ghats
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Teej
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Pashupati_Area_Development_Trust
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kathmandu,_Nepal
gptkbp:mainDeity Pashupati (form of Shiva)
gptkbp:notableFeature Nandi statue
silver doors
gold-plated roof
lingam shrine
gptkbp:numberOfTemplesInComplex over 500
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Department_of_Archaeology,_Nepal
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:river gptkb:Bagmati_River
gptkbp:significance one of the holiest Shiva temples
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1979
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nath_tradition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6