Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple reopens after reinstallation of gold ornaments

By Press Trust of India: Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple, the fifth-century revered Hindu shrine right here, which was closed by authorities for the reinstallation of greater than 100 kilograms of gold ornaments across the Shiva Lingam within the premises was reopened after a particular puja on Thursday morning.

The temple was on Wednesday afternoon closed after 3 pm to reinstall the gold ornaments referred to as Jalahari, which was earlier eliminated for investigation after an argument occurred over its weight.

The temple was reopened for devotees round 3 am on Thursday morning after a particular puja.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” directed the Himalayan nation’s apex anti-graft physique, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), to probe reviews saying the gold within the Jalahari was about 10 kilograms lower than what the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) claimed earlier.

The CIAA had on June 25 taken management of the temple to research the matter.

The new Jalhari was put in because the assist to the Shiva Linga contained in the temple in the course of the Maha Shivaratri competition final yr.

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The decoration taken out for the aim of weighing and figuring out the standard has now been returned to the temple. However, the official report of the investigation is but to be made public.

The former treasurer of the PADT, Narottam Vaidya, has claimed that in the course of the investigation it was discovered that about 500 grams of gold had been lacking from the decoration weighing 108 kilograms — 103 kilograms of gold and 5 kilograms of different supplies resembling copper and silver — across the Shiva Linga within the premises of the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.

However, reviews mentioned the precise weight of the decoration is 10 kilograms lower than what was claimed. This sparked controversy and questions had been raised on the matter in Parliament.

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