"pashupatinath-temple"

The centuries-old temple is devoted to the Hindu god Shiva, in his avatar as Pashupati, the protector of animals.

The trio, Subedar Ullas Kulkarni, Colonel Shivanarayan Mishra and Dr. Sahebrao Kasav, all above 60 years of age from Nashik in Maharashtra, set out on the expedition on November 24 from Ram Janmabhoomi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.