THE CITIZEN OF KATHMANDU

The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous and sacred Hindu temple complex that is located on the banks of the Bagmati River, approximately 5 kilometres north-east of Kathmandu in the eastern part of Kathmandu Valley,the capital of Nepal. The temple serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath. This temple complex was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites's list in 1979.This "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati river" and is included as one of the seven monument groups in UNESCO's designation of Kathmandu Valley as a cultural heritage site. Most of Photos are taken in a nursing home, which is located near the main temple. Here live the old people who await the hour of death, which them predicted Oracle and cremation. They are engaged in daily Affairs-read, talk, embroider... volunteers come here-young people from Kathmandu who help them and take care of them.