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Map and Key Areas of Pashupatinath Temple

Introduction

This page is a text-based orientation map for the parts of Pashupatinath most visitors need to understand before arrival.

Use it to think about arrival, sacred focus areas, support counters, and where the visit may become calmer or more intense.

Arrival and orientation

  • Main entry approach and security screening points
  • Visitor information counters and help desks
  • Taxi drop-off and meeting-point friendly areas

Core sacred areas

  • Main temple approach and darshan queues
  • Bagmati ghats and evening Aarti observation stretches
  • Smaller shrines, courtyards, and the 108 Shiva Lingas path

Practical stops

  • Rest areas and calmer edges of the complex
  • Official donation and ritual booking counters
  • Security posts and lost-and-found support points