Pushpantinath

When we arrived back in Kathmandu after trekking we had a half day to kill prior to going back to Pokhara. We chose to go the hindu temple on the banks of the holy bagmati river where many devout hindus are creamated so that their ashes are sent into the holier ganges river. I found it a very sad place as there were soo many devout but greived people trying their best to ensure a better after life for their loved ones.

The entrance to the temple

The river with the platforms for creamation for those that can afford better wood etc. Just to the right is a house for people who are waiting to die so that they can be cremated straight away and be more holy. The room had no windows.

The sign of fertility for one god.
I will leave this to your imagination!

 The body is placed on the platform
- this is in the poorer area

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The fire is started  in the mouth
-in order to cleanse it as this is the
place where all good and bad comes from

 

The holy river!