KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today conducted a puja at Palanchowk Bhagawati Temple of Panchkhal Municipality-9, Kavrepalanchok on the occasion of Maha Astami, the eighth day of the Dashain festival.

The President follows the tradition wherein the Head of the State worships and performs a puja at the temple on this day during the festival.

She reached the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center, Panchkhal, in a Nepali Army helicopter and visited the temple at 10:00 am today.

President Bhandari spent around 15 minutes performing puja at the temple.

The temple is one of the famous shrines. It was constructed during the rule of Lichchhavi King Manadev.