Pashupatinath - Mrigasthali

Mrigasthali, the hill on the opposite, east bank of the Bagmati, was the site of the grove where Shiva dallied as a gazelle. Its terraces and temple complexes mostly date from the 19th c. Amid the newer, but already sorry-looking buildings are some much older, more noteworthy sculptures. Steps built during Jung Bahadur's reign ascend Mrigasthali Hill. Devotional images of Shiva abound.