Thousands of devotees observe Mahashivaratri in Nepal

Hindu devotees wait outside Pashupatinath Temple. PIC/Getty Images

Thousands of Hindu devotees thronged the revered Pashupatinath Temple and other Shiva temples across Nepal on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Sunday.

All four gates of the Pashupatinath Temple situated in the bank of holy Bagmati river were opened from 2.00 am.

This year, around 800,000 devotees, 30 per cent of whom are Indians, are expected to visit the temple. Last year, more than one million devotees visited the Pashupati area on the festive occasion.

Mahashivratri, the fourteenth day of the first half of the lunar month as per the Hindu calendar, is the most auspicious day to worship Lord Shiva.

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