KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The festival of 'Teej', also known as the 'Haritalika', is being observed by the Nepali Hindus, especially women throughout the country today.

KATHMANDU, July 22: Thousands of devotees visited the Pashupatinath Temple today to mark the first Monday of Shrawan, the Nepali month dedicated to Lord Shiva.

KATHMANDU, June 15: All four gates of the Pashupatinath Temple have been opened from 4 AM today starting today.

KATHMANDU, May 29: All four gates of the Pashupatinath Temple will be opened at 4 AM to accommodate the increasing number of pilgrims starting from June 15.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Police have arrested eight individuals on the charge of  misappropriation of donation funds at Pashupatinath Temple.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The Pashupatinath Temple holds deposits totaling Rs 2.65 billion in various banks and owns 5,172 ropanis of land, according to its asset details.

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, Feb 8: Out of the nine ponds belonging to the Pashupatinath temple, six have disappeared. As those ponds, estimated to have been built about 100 years ago, have been lost, officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) are now searching for them.

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: The Bala Chaturdashi festival is being celebrated across the country by scattering Saatbij (seven different kinds of sacred grains) in Pashupatinath temple, wishing for the good fortune of the departed family members.

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: The Bala Chaturdashi festival is being celebrated across the country by scattering Saatbij (seven different kinds of sacred grains) in temples across the country including Pashupatinath, wishing for the good fortune of the departed family members. The devotees, who spent the whole night on Sunday lighting oil lamps, observed Bala Chaturdashi this morning on the day of Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi (the fourth day of Margashirsha Maas, according to Hindu calendar).

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: On the occasion of the Teej festival, female Hindu devotees thronged the Pashupatinath temple on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) formally admitted the newly-appointed Bhatta of Pashupatinath, B.S Binaya Adiga to the main Pashupatinath Temple today.

KATHMANDU, July 17: Devotees visited Pashupatinath temple today to observe the first Monday of the Nepali month of Shrawan for this year.

KATHMANDU, July 8: A significant cache of gold pieces, estimated to be around 40 tolas, has been unearthed in the Jyasal region of the Pashupatinath Temple. The discovery was made on Friday morning during routine cleaning operations near the recently constructed Jalhari. Officials from the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), responsible for the temple's maintenance, have chosen to remain tight-lipped about the finding.

KATHMANDU, June 29: The gold Jalhari has been reinstalled in the sanctum sanctorum of the Pashupatinath temple. It took 11 hours to reinstall the gold jalhari back into the temple.

KATHMANDU, June 27: A team from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has reported a shortfall in the weight of the gold Jalhari installed at the sanctum sanctorum of the Pashupatinath temple. According to the commission, the expected weight should have been 107.76 kg, but upon weighing, only 107.4687 kg was found.

KATHMANDU, June 26: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has initiated a probe into the Jalhari controversy surrounding the Pashupatinath Temple.

KATHMANDU, June 10: It has been revealed that Nandi (bulls) left in the Pashupatinath Temple premises are being stolen.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The businessmen who are operating cafes and shops that sell puja items (ritual items), and those using the parking lots on the premises of the Pashupatinath temple are reluctant to pay the rent to the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).

KATHMANDU, May 31: The National Concern and Coordination Committee under the National Assembly has concluded that efforts should be made to find out the facts regarding the crafting of Jalhari of the Pashupatinath temple.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is carrying out investigations into the complaints received on misappropriations on installation of Jalahari (sanctum sanctorum) in the Pashupatinath Temple.

KATHMANDU, March 10: President-elect Ram Chandra Paudel performed worship and paid homage at the Pashupatinath Temple Friday morning. He also received prasad (food offered to god) on the occasion.

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, Feb 12: A week-long sanitation program began this morning in order to clean up the Pashupatinath temple premises. The program has been organized by the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) in the lead up to one of the greatest festivals of the Hindus, Mahashivarati.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Devotees celebrating the one-month long Madhav Narayan festival arrived at the Pashupatinath Temple on Saturday morning as part of the procession of the idol of Madhav Narayan journey to different places.

KATHMANDU, August 30: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) is going to reopen the east entrance of Pashupatinath this year for the convenience of the devotees visiting the Pashupatinath Temple on the occasion of Teej festival.

KATHMANDU, August 15: Devotees visited the Pashupatinath Temple today on the occasion of the last Monday of the Nepali month of Shrawan for this year.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Devotees visited Pashupatinath temple today to observe the first Monday of the Nepali month of Shrawan for this year.

KATHMANDU, April 14: A special arrangement has been made at the Pashupatinath Temple for devotees turning up at the holy place for prayers on the occasion of New Year, 2079 BS.

KATHMANDU, March 1: The Shivaratri festival is being celebrated across the country today. Devotees have been flocking to the Shiva temples including Pashupatinath in Kathmandu since this morning on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The Pashupatinath Temple, which has been closed due to the fresh wave of COVID-19, will reopen starting Friday (tomorrow).

KATHMANDU, Sept 10:  The Pashupatinath Temple which remained closed for four and a half months owing to the second wave of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been reopened for devotees from 5.30AM on Friday. Devotees have started flocking to the temple since early morning today.

KATHMANDU, April 23: The Pashupatinath Temple has been closed for devotees until further notice starting Friday following a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: The Pashupatinath Temple which remained closed for nine months owing to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission fears will be reopened from Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The Pashupatinath temple, which has remained closed since the last week of March this year,  is set to open from December 16. The temple will open for pilgrims by adhering to the health protocols that include proper social distancing measures,  according to Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Police are preparing to file a case under libel and slander charge against Kedarman Bhandari, one of the Bhandaris of the Pashupatinath Temple, who posted ‘slanderous’ material through a social site against Dr Milan Kumar Thapa, the treasurer at the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Teej festival is being observed across the country today. Hindu women visit nearby temples and shrines of Lord Shiva to offer prayers for the well-being, happiness and longevity of their spouses this day.

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: A suspected object has been found on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple at Gaushala in the capital on Friday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Sept. 2: Female devotees thronged the Pashupatinath Temple since early morning today to observe auspicious Haritalika (Teej) festival today.

KATHMANDU, June 23: The government of Indian state of Rajasthan has decided to bear airfare of its citizens above 65 years coming on pilgrimage to Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: World Book of Records, London, has listed Nepal's Pashupatinath Temple and Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: An event was organized in Pashupatinath Temple, on Monday, to announce the start of Pradeep Khadka and Jassita Gurung starrer movie ‘Love Station’. The shooting of the movie is scheduled to begin from Friday.

Hindu women observed Teej festival across the country on Wednesday by fasting, offering prayers at temples and dancing to popular teej songs. Here are some of the Teej moments captured on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in the capital.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Former prime minister of India, HD Deve Gowda is offering prayers at Pashupatinath temple.