Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel and Vice-President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav have performed pooja and made offerings at Pashupatinath Temple today.
According to National News Agency Nepal, there is a tradition of worshipping at Pashupatinath Temple from the head of the nation on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, along with Member-Secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust, Dr. Milan Kumar Thapa, Trust office-bearers, and employees, welcomed the President and Vice-President in the Pashupati area.
President Paudel received prasad from the main priest of Pashupatinath Temple, Ganesh Bhatta. The President was accompanied by his spouse, Sabita Paudel.