KATHMANDU, March 8: More than 400,000 devotees have paid homage to Pashupatinath today on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

KAILALI, March 8: Pilgrims have thronged Behadababa Temple located at Rampur of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city-16 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Sadhus have begun gathering at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu to celebrate one of the most significant Hindu festivals, Maha Shivaratri.

KATHMANDU, March 5: In preparation for the Maha Shivaratri festival on March 8, the District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu, and the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) have banned the sale of meat and meat products and alcohol in the Pashupatinath temple area.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Over  450,000 devotees worshiped at Pashupatinath Temple till 11 am on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri today, according to the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).

KATHMANDU, March 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended her best wishes to all Nepalis at home and abroad on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri today. In a message of best wishes, President Bhandari extended her wishes that my Maha Shivaratri usher our society to the path of progress and may it spread the light of spiritual awakening to the lives of Nepalis.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has wished for good health, long life and progress to all Nepalis at home and abroad on the occasion of the great festival of Hindu religious community, Maha Shivaratri.

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has stated that all the preparations have been completed for the Mahashivaratri festival to be observed on Tuesday in the Pashupatinath area.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale has claimed to retrieve the inn (Dharamshala) in the Pashupatinath Area from the Batas Group and bring it under the ownership of the government.

KATHMANDU, March: In view of traffic congestion in the Pashupatinath Area due to the Maha Shivaratri celebration, the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) has introduced a new system of traffic management creating diversions in the area for a day on Thursday.