Temples not to open for devotees

Kathmandu, Oct 17 . Temples and shrines will not be opened for devotees during the Bada Dashain festival in the country. The concerned priests will carry out the necessary nitya pooja and arati but not allow visitors in considering the increasing spread of Corona Virus across the country, including in the capital.

The Pashupatinath temple, Guheswari, Jayabageswari and other temples will remain closed during the festival, the Pashupati Area Development Trust has said. ‘As the number of infection continues to rise in the valley, the temples will not open for the general public,’ said the PADT Executive Director Dr Ghanashyam Khatiwada.