Devotees start New Year paying homage to Pashupatinath Temple (Photo Feature)
Since Monday is the day of Lord Shiva, devotees line up at Pashupatinath Temple to pay homage to Lord Shiva and suspiciously begin their year.
Kathmandu: Nepali people have been celebrating the Nepali New Year 2082 Bikram Sambat (B.S.).
People are welcoming the New Year with grandeur in Nepal and foreign lands on Monday. The first day of the New Year is also celebrated as Baishak Sankranti or Mesh Sankranti.
According to Nepal Panchanga Niryanak Samitee, former Chairperson Madhav Bhattarai, Bikram Samabat is eternal because it moves with the movement of the sun.
Since Monday is the day of Lord Shiva, devotees line up at Pashupatinath Temple to pay homage to Lord Shiva and suspiciously begin their year.
(Glimpses from Pashupatinath Temple)
(Photos : Saroj Basnet)
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