The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Pashupati). Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu, and served as the seat of national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, until Nepal was secularized. However, a significant part of the temple was destroyed by Islamicl invaders underShamsuddin Ilyas Shah of Bengal in the 14th century and little or nothing remains of the original 5th-century temple exterior. The temple as it stands today was built anew in the 17th century by King Bhupatindra Malla after the previous building had been consumed by termites., although the image of the bull and the black four headed Lingam Pashupati is at least 400 years old. The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Shivaratri or the night of Lord Shiva is the most important festival, attracting thousands of devotees and sadhus.