Videos tagged with "deity"

PASHUPATINATH KATHMANDU NEPAL. [05:11]
LORD PASHUPATINATH KATHMANDU NEPAL. Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal was the only Hindu kingdom in the world up until 2007 Nepal now is a secular country . The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. The temple is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (Holy Abodes of Shiva on the continent). Hindus alone are allowed to enter the temple premises. Non-Hindu visitors are allowed to have a look at the temple from the other bank of Bagmati river. It is regarded as the most sacred among the temples of Lord Shiva (Pashupati). Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It is not known for certain when Pashupatinath Temple was founded. But according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda,the deity here gained great fame there as Pashupati, the Lord of the Animals. Pashupatinath Temple's existence dates back to 400 AD The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred linga or phallic symbol of Lord Shiva. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world come to pay homage to this temple, that is also known as 'The Temple of Living Beings'. 2011 There are many legends describing as to how the temple of Lord Pashupatinath came to existence here. Some of them are narrated below:- The Cow Legend Legend says that Lord Shiva once ...

Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu Nepal [02:12]
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal is a secular country . The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (source: Wikipedia)

Gelug Nepal Activities 2012 Part 1A [42:34]
Video by Nepal Buddhist Gelug Association Forum. An organization of Gelugpa Monasteries in Nepal who have no connection at all with the controversial deity Dhol Gyal (Tib. Dhol rgyal). The organization is formed with the aim to intensify the study of Buddhist Sciences being studied already in the concerned monasteries, in more depth, and in a more systematic and formal stable curriculum. This important organization is formed in year 2009. This organization is formed not with a sense of competition with others, nor is it formed with any political ideology and purpose. This organization is purely for religion wished by the concerned monasteries since several year

Death in Pashupatinath - Sacred Hindu Temple in Kathmandu [03:07]
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal is a secular country . The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. The temple is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (Holy Abodes of Shiva on the continent). Hindus alone are allowed to enter the temple premises. Non-Hindu visitors are allowed to have a look at the temple from the other bank of Bagmati river, which include benches for watching deaths and burning on pyres. Also, 15 votive shrines are across the river called the Pandra Shivalaya, which were built to enshrine lingas in memory of deceased persons between 1859 and 1869. It is regarded as the most sacred among the temples of Lord Shiva (Pashupati).
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Tibetan Odyssey - Enroute Swayambhunath Stupa (7) [11:31]
Enroute Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, from Hotel Tibet on June 30, 1999.
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