Nepal, 1949, Pashupatinath Temple

Nepal · 1949 · 1 Rupee

This definitive stamp features an intricately engraved depiction of the Pashupatinath Temple, a sacred Hindu temple complex located on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu. The design highlights the temple's distinctive pagoda-style architecture and its religious importance as the seat of Nepal's national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Issued in 1949, this stamp was part of a definitive series that showcased Nepal's cultural and religious heritage during the final years of the Rana dynasty's rule, just before the country opened up to the outside world.