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East entrance of Pashupatinath Temple reopened after 15 years



KATHMANDU: The Pashupati Area Development Trust has reopened the east entrance of Pashupatinath this year for the convenience of the devotees visiting the Pashupatinath Temple on the occasion of Teej festival.

The east entrance has been reopened for the first time after 2065 BS. The east entrance was closed after 2065’s incident of changing the main priest of Pashupatinath Temple.

Chief of Culture Conservation Division of the PADT, Gauri Shankar Parajuli, said that arrangement has been made for the devotees coming from Koteshwor-Tinkune-Sinamangal to enter Pashupatinath Temple from east entrance via Ram temple-Aryaghat after entering from Tilganga tourist ticket counter area.

Arrangement of four queues has been made for the devotees visiting the Pashupathinath on the occasion of Teej.

Devotees can enter Pashupatinath Temple area from Mitrapark area from the second queue while arrangement has been made for devotees to enter Pashupatinath area from Gaushala-Pingalasthan-Panchadewal area from the third queue.

Similarly, people using the fourth queue will enter the Pashupatinath temple via Guheshwori-Umakunda-Kailash in the southern part.

The PADT has made preparation to mobilize women security personnel and volunteers inside the main temple.

RSS

Publish Date : 30 August 2022 06:04 AM

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