Ram Temple


This elaborately frescoed wooden temple is often thronged by visiting sadhus, especially during the Maha Shivaratri Festival.


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1. Eastern Ghats

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2. Bachhareshwari Temple

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3. Shiva Shrines

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Two footbridges cross the Bagmati in front of the Pashupatinath Temple, entering a garden of stone terraces covered in dozens of small Shiva shrines…

4. Western Cremation Ghats

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5. Viewpoint

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This hilltop spot offers bird's eye views over the otherwise off-limits Pashupatinath Temple. Look for the enormous golden trident on the northern side of…

6. Pashupatinath Temple

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7. Nandi Statue

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From the main gate on the west side of the compound, you can view the mighty golden behind of an enormous brass statue of Nandi, Shiva’s bull. Inside the…

8. Panch Deval

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If you follow the road running south from the side entrance to the temple, you will pass this former temple complex that now acts as a social welfare…