L'Arte di Viaggiare - Art of Travel - Francis Galton
11 July h. 9 Pashupati
Namaste Nepal En
Unfortunately the word "permitted" in place of "restricted" has not changed anything for me. I cannot enter this beautiful temple and have to content myself with the giant hind quarters and other giant attributes displayed on the pedestal of the golden bull placed at the entrance.
One of the places in Pashupati that attracts me greatly is the "ghats". Amongst other things they are an ideal place for meditation. I go in and sit down. Shortly after, the first two bodies arrive and they are prepared for the funeral pyre. Some cows come close and sniff the bodies, no one attempts to shoo them away. They are shortly followed by dogs and pigs. This is the beginning of the funeral ritual.
From the bridge overlooking the area men in western dress with a pretended air of elegance, throw large sacks of rubbish into the river. These men are obviously on their way to work, their wives having given them the rubbish on their way out of the house to get rid of it in some way. Given that there is no rubbish collection in the area they get rid of it by dumping it in the streets or in the river. The sacred Bagmati will take care of it!
