Pashupati Area Development Trust

As many as one million people offered prayers at the Pashupatinath main temple on the Mahashivaratri festival on Tuesday.

Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand went to the Pashupatinath Temple and worshipped Lord Shiva on the occasion of Mahashivaratri today.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has made a sacramental resolution regarding the materials to be distributed to the sadhus and ascetics coming to Pashupatinath for homage on the occasion of the Maha Shivaratri festival.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale, has directed concerned bodies to manage flower sellers shops at Pashupati area.

With few weeks left for the arrival of Shivaratri, the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu from Friday has again opened its doors for devotees.

The Pashupatinath Temple, which has been closed due to the third wave of coronavirus, will reopen on Friday, February 11, according to the Pashupati Area Development Trust.

Making headlines for the past few days is the Pashupati Dharamshala land lease issue. The ‘Marwari Sewa Samiti’ has been leasing the land for the past many years and pays a support donation amount to the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has said the agreement of operating Nepal Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharmashala was withdrawn through a ministerial level decision.

The Pashupati Area Development Trust has launched a cleaning campaign in the Pashupatinath Temple area in Kathmandu.

Pashupatinath temple has been closed for devotees since late April this year will open for devotees from this Friday.