Arjundhara Jaleswordham reeling under financial crisis

Kathmandu - Arjundhara Jaleswordham, popularly known as the Pashupatinath of the eastern Nepal, has come across a financial crisis due to the effects of coronavirus. The dham which has been operating based on the offerings made at the temple now is reeling under financial crisis when the revelers stopped turning up to the shrine due to threat of coronavirus transmission.

Even the current resources of the dham are not enough to provide regular salary to the employees and offer food to Batuk (Hindu boys trained for chanting mantras). Dham development committee treasurer Manoj Joshi said it has been uneasy to bear the costs involved in providing salary to nine regular staffs and meals to 45 Batuk.