Is The Pashupatinath Temple Sliding Into The Earth? 

Nepal’s famous Pashupatinath Temple is under duress, thanks to land creeping. Geologist Ranjan Kumar Dahal, who has been studying various heritage sites across Nepal, has raised a flag that the famed sanctum space appears to be under duress due to land creeping. Land creeping is the deformation and slow downward movement of rock and soil owing to prolonged pressure and stress.

"We are working for the stability of the Pashupati Kshetra, the Swayambhu Area and Changu Narayan Area for the last ten years and this is our regular process of the observations and collecting of data. When we look at the Pashupati area, especially the Pashupati Temple and the river bank of the Temple, below the staircase from where we can go to the Pashupati Temple, in that area, we found that basically the whole mass is now in continuous creep, and this is the main thing we to explore in more detail in the future as they are creating lots of cracks on the slope," said Dahal, reports ANI.

Bulges and deformation have been observed on the walls of the famous pilgrim site, suggesting a movement of mass beneath the structure. This, claim experts is leading to a replica, which is one of many such around, being pushed upward.

The ancient stone structure for draining milk and water offered to the deity, the 'Brahmanal' is said to be causing the damage. Efforts are underway to prevent further damage and deal with the lurking danger which is evaluated as being at a medium level by Geo-scientists.

The temple, which is located in Kathmandu attracts tourists from around the world.