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Page 23
... Pashupatinath ( plate 22 ) , the precinct of which re- sembles a kind of folk fair during these days and nights ( plate 20 ) . The followers of the sect of Pashupata , who besmear their naked bodies with ashes , present a most striking ...
... Pashupatinath ( plate 22 ) , the precinct of which re- sembles a kind of folk fair during these days and nights ( plate 20 ) . The followers of the sect of Pashupata , who besmear their naked bodies with ashes , present a most striking ...
Page 104
... Pashupatinath and Guhyeshvari The giant temple area of Pashupatinath ( plate 22 ) and Guhyeshvari , situated in a ravine of the Bhagmati river , is one of the holiest places of Hinduism . Pashupatinath is another name for Shiva and ...
... Pashupatinath and Guhyeshvari The giant temple area of Pashupatinath ( plate 22 ) and Guhyeshvari , situated in a ravine of the Bhagmati river , is one of the holiest places of Hinduism . Pashupatinath is another name for Shiva and ...
Page 105
... Pashupatinath . Guhyeshvari is surround- ed by high walls and only a part of it is visible from the steps to the entrance . 15.3 Changu Narayan The great temple grounds of Changu Narayan lie on the spur of a hill north of Bhadgaon and ...
... Pashupatinath . Guhyeshvari is surround- ed by high walls and only a part of it is visible from the steps to the entrance . 15.3 Changu Narayan The great temple grounds of Changu Narayan lie on the spur of a hill north of Bhadgaon and ...
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