SIRAHA, April 9:  Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav today inaugurated a four-day religious event named ‘Chaubis Kundiya Nawachetana Jagaran Gayatri Mahayagya’ at Aurahi Rural Municipality in Siraha.

BIRGUNJ, March 4: Birgunj Metropolitan City has called for the closure of schools in and around the main city in view of the Ashwamedh Mahayaga that kicked off on Sunday. The schools will remain closed till Tuesday until the religious function concludes. According to the metropolis, the decision was taken for the safety of children amid excessive traffic congestion during the event.

DHARAN, Feb 9: President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the Shreeram Tarakbrahma Mahayagya function in Chataradham of Sunsari district on Saturday and said that such kind of religious events organized for the first time in the country was a matter of glory.

GHORAHI, Jan 20: A total of 1.2 million rupees has been collected from a Mahayagya organized to collect funds for a school in Ghorahi Sub-metropolis.

BESISAHAR, Lamjung, Feb 25: Approximately 30 million rupees has been collected at the Srimadbhagawat Saptah Gyan Mahayagya organised at the Janakalyan Secondary School here.

RATNANAGAR (Chitwan), Feb 20: Former King Gyanendra Shah on Sunday donated Rs 100,000 for the Birat Goraskhya Mahayagya being held in Narayangadh.

KANCHANPUR, Jan 8: A Hindu ritualistic performance of Maharudri Mahayagya is being held for the publicity of the religious and tourist destination of Manika Dham at Chure area in Jhalari Pipaladi Municipality, Kanchanpur.

PARBAT, Dec 12: Member of Parliament (MP) Bikash Lamsal on Sunday donated Rs 2 million for the Srimad Bhagawad Gyan Mahayagya at Triveni in southern Parbat.

PALPA, Oct 27: Approximately Rs 8.3 million ha been collected so far through a Shreemad Bhagavad Mahayagya (a religious scriptures recitation program) underway in Palpa in a bid to establish a technical university.