Pashupatinath temple in Nepal

Pashupatinath temple is the biggest Hindu temple of Lord Shiva in the world located on the banks of the Bagmati river in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, until Nepal was secularized. The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
In Pashupatinath Non-Hindu visitors are allowed to have a look at the temple from the other bank of Bagmati river not allowed to visit the temple inside the temple.
It is regarded as the most sacred among the temples of Lord Shiva
The temple was first established in the 5th century.The priests who perform the services at this temple have been Brahmins from South India since the time of Malla king Yaksha Malla.This tradition is supposed to have started by the request of Adi Shankaracharya who sought to unify the different states of Bharatam by encouraging cultural exchange.This procedure is also followed in other temples around India which were sanctified by Adi Shankaracharya.Malla kings honoured the request of Adi shankarachaya as latter being one of the greatest ever Hindu acharyas.
The temple is of pagoda style of architecture.All the features of pagoda style is founded here like cubic constructions,beautifully carved wooden rafters on which they rest(tundal). The two level roofs are of copper with gold covering. It has four main doors, all covered with silver sheets.This temple has got gold pinnacle,(Gajur),which is a symbol of religious thought. The western door has a statue of large bull or Nandi, again covered in gold. The deity is of black stone, about 6 feet in height and the same in circumference.

The night of Lord Shiva is the most important festival celebrated in this temple.On the day of Shivaratri thousands of devotes come to this temple.