Bhuvneshwar Temple/Bhuwaneshwori Temple Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu,Nepal

Shree Bhuvaneshwor Mahadev Temple Or Shri Bhuvaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Basantapur Durbar Square i.e. World Heritage Site.

This is a consecrated temple of Shree Bhuwaneshwori Devi, one of ten Dasmahavidhyas at Pashupatinath Kshetra, Kathmandu. You can make offerings and go close to the Deity. There is space to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states effortlessly here. This temple is located just outside of the western gate of Pashupatinath temple outer perimeter.

This is one of the ancient temples of goddess Bhuwaneshwari, meaning the goddess of the Universe. It is also associated with tantric rituals of ancient priest Banddu Datta Acharya. Goddess Bhuwaneshwari is one among the group of Goddesses famous as Dasmahavidhya. Nepal has long traditions of worshiping Das Mahavidhya Goddesses such as Bangalamukhi of Patan Kumbeshwar, Chhinnamasta of Rajbiraj, Tripurasundari of Dolakha & Dhading. Trishul Jatra is the noted festival related to this temple. In ancient times, the demons terrorised people living around Pasupathi; they took away their children. To teach them a lesson, the locals organized the Trishul Jatra, piercing the children of the demons in between the spikes of the tridents. They were then paraded around the city, cursing offensive words along the way.” Even today, the festival is observed to commemorate the ousting of the demons. This festival is also associated with the tale of Bandhudatta – a tantric priest & his son. While performing his daily rituals for a goddess, she asked him for the sacrifice of the object behind the priest. The priest agreed, but to his dismay, found his own son standing behind him. However, acknowledging the deity’s request, he vowed to stick to his words, thus sacrificing his own son. Being a tantric, he was aware of the methods of reviving the dead. So, after the sacrifice, he locked his son inside a room with seven locks and asked his wife not to open the door before leaving on a quest for ‘Amrit’ – the elixir of immortality. However, his wife opened the door out of curiosity, and found the son lying dead. Then she took his dead body and performed the last rites without waiting for her husband. Meanwhile, the priest heard the news about what his wife had done while he was at Chakubaku, the present day Baneshwar. The elixir fell to the ground, and the priest went on a self-exile. It is believed that even the spectators of the Trishul Jatra are granted access to heaven. Likewise, the myths also suggest that if children watch this festival, they will remain healthy and will grow up without any trouble.

This is the Bhubaneswar temple on the left side of the road leading to the west gate of Pashupati in Kathmandu. This pagoda style temple is very attractive and artistic. In front of the temple, there are idols of various deities including Shivalinga and Hanuman. On the right side of the temple is the historical knowledge pool.