Kathmandu, (PTI) The sale and consumption of meat, alcohol and other intoxicants have been restricted around the Pashupatinath Temple area in Kathmandu for a week from Thursday due to the Hindu festival Bala Chaturdashi, authorities said.
Situated on the banks of the holy River Bagmati on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath is the most revered Hindu temple in Nepal. It attracts hundreds and thousands of Hindu pilgrims from across the world apart from being a major tourist destination.
The prohibition order will be in effect from December 7 to December 13 when Bala Chaturdashi, also known as the Shatvijaropan festival, will be celebrated, the District Administration Office (DAO) in Kathmandu said.
