Aryaghat cremation site

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Aryaghat cremation site is a major Hindu cremation ground in Kathmandu, Nepal, located beside the Pashupatinath Temple and regarded as a sacred place for last rites along the Bagmati River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aryaghat cremation site canonical 1
Sankhamul cremation ghats 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu sacred site ⓘ
cremation ground ⓘ
religious site in Nepal ⓘ
adjacentTo UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pashupatinath Temple ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Shiva ⓘ
associatedWithTempleComplex Pashupatinath Temple complex ⓘ
city Kathmandu ⓘ
considered holy place for the liberation of the soul ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
customaryUse cremation of bodies soon after death according to Hindu rites ⓘ
etymology "ghat" refers to steps or bank along a river used for rituals ⓘ
governedBy local religious and municipal authorities in Kathmandu ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance major cremation ground for Hindus in Kathmandu ⓘ
hasElement immersion of ashes in the river ⓘ
offering of prayers and mantras during cremation ⓘ
ritual bathing in the Bagmati River ⓘ
hasFeature cremation platforms ⓘ
ghats along the Bagmati River ⓘ
pyre sites ⓘ
stone steps leading to the river ⓘ
hasLocalNameLanguage Sanskrit-derived Nepali ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance considered a sacred place for last rites ⓘ
hasStatus one of the main cremation ghats of Kathmandu ⓘ
hasViewOf Pashupatinath Temple complex across the river ⓘ
isMajorSiteFor Hindu funerary practices in Kathmandu ⓘ
isNear Gaushala area of Kathmandu ⓘ
Guhyeshwari Temple ⓘ
languageOfLocalUse Nepali ⓘ
linkedBelief Bagmati River is believed to carry the soul towards liberation ⓘ
linked to: Bagmati River
locatedBeside Pashupatinath Temple ⓘ
locatedIn Bagmati Province ⓘ
Kathmandu ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Bagmati River ⓘ
notableFor continuous cremation activity, especially in urban Kathmandu ⓘ
partOf Pashupatinath Temple area ⓘ
region Central Nepal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
sacredRiver Bagmati River ⓘ
timeOfUse used throughout the year ⓘ
typeOfRitePerformed antyeshti (last rites) ⓘ
usedBy families of the deceased ⓘ
priests performing Hindu funeral rituals ⓘ
usedFor Hindu cremation rituals ⓘ
funeral ceremonies ⓘ
last rites ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ
local residents of Kathmandu for funeral rites ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagmati River → religiousSiteOnBanks → Aryaghat cremation site ⓘ
Sankhamul ghats → altName → Sankhamul cremation ghats ⓘ
linked to: Aryaghat cremation site