Kathmandu : Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah has gifted 40 kilogrammes of sandalwood for the purpose of using it for worship to the Shree Yantra of Pashupatinath Temple.
The sandalwood gifted by Home Minister Shah was handed over to the main priest of Pashupatinath Temple, Ganesh Bhatta, in coordination with the House of Representatives member Sandeep Rana.
Special type of sandalwood is gifted by India every year to offer Shree Yantra worship of the Pashupatinath. The sandalwood received by Main Priest Bhatta was handed over to Chief of the Guthi Sansthan Pashupati Goswara Office, Sushila Sharma, for the storage today itself.
Nepal receives special type of sandalwood every year in line with close religious and cultural relations between the people of Nepal and India.
