The eight face Shiva found in the reconstructed Pashupatinath temple is from the 1st millennium CE and a rare iconography. It is  tall and was discovered in the river bed of the Shivana. It has been reconsecrated into the temple.
An eight-faced Shiva statue, dating from the 1st millennium CE and a rare depiction, was discovered in the Pashupatinath temple's foundation. Standing at a height, it was unearthed from the Shivana riverbed. The artifact has been re-consecrated within the temple.