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Main entrance gate to the temple |
It was a couple of days before Shivaratri and i went for an evening walk to Pashupatinath. As I expected it to be much crowdy so I planned only for a short visit. I never knew that i'd see such amazing things there.
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renovating the temple gate for Maha shivaratri
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Only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple premises. But, Foreigners and Non- Hindus are allowed to go to the other places outside the temple.
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A board Saying only entrance for Hindus. |
Then i got out of the temple and walked towards the
Bagmati river. I can many people crying performing funeral of their relatives. Then i walked towards
Mrigasthali (Popular place for deer) and i saw "
babas"(holymen) resting there. As they just came here from India for
Maha Shivaratri they were tired.
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A holymen resting down the tree in pashupatinath |
Then i walked towards the
Ram Mandir(Ram temple) where i saw many
Sadhus(holy men) resting down on the floor and taking sun bath. It was really amazing to see such large crowds of "
sadhus"there smoking marijuana( also called
gaja in Nepali) there.
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sadhus resting in Pashupatinath |
Then i came down from the the temple and one man suddenly caught my attention. He was a Holy men but his hair were extremely long. Then i inquired with him and he said he came from India for Maha shivaratri. I asked him about his hair and he said he did not cut his hairs from Fourty five years.
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His hairs reach till his feet |
And now it was dawn and i headed towards my place remembering all those incident that happened with me today.