KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently on an official visit to India, has paid homage to Pashupatinath Temple at Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Deuba reached the holy city via Air India where Chief Minister of Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath welcomed him at Babatpur Airport.

Deuba has been welcomed in various places of Varanasi by organizing cultural programs. He had flown to Benaras from New Delhi at 9 am.

Deuba will return home from Benaras via New Delhi wrapping up his three-day official visit today evening.

He had flown to India leading a 50-member Nepali delegation at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday.