PADT bids farewell to Sadhus; Mahashivarati painting for peace and tourism

Kathmandu / March 9: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) Wednesday bade farewell to around 500 Sadhus (holy men) gathered at the Pashupatinath Temple from home and abroad to observe the Mahasivaratri festival that celebrated on Monday with cash and sweets.

They were given Rs 151 to Rs 5,000 according to their status. PADT Chair and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Poudel was also present on the occasion. Sadhus from New Delhi, Hariyana, Punjab and Brindaban of India arrived here to observe the festival.

Syami Abhayananda and 93-year-old Dr Bheema Shanker known as ‘Gadur Baba’ were at the temple on the occasion of the Shivaratri, the Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. The PADT released Rs 1.1 million for food, accommodation and cash offering for Sadhus coming to the temple to observe the festival.

Meanwhile, an online media -nagennews.com- organized a painting exhibition focused on the Mahashivaratri festival in Pokhara Wednesday.

The five-day exhibition has 75 paintings on display. Twenty-five painters created the pictures centered on the Mahashivarati, a big festival of Hindu people.

The exhibition is organized at the Nagen Art Gallery of Dhungepatan in Pokhara city. Gallery Director Sahabir Gurung shared that the exhibition has tried its best to depict the multifaceted aspects of the Hindu festival. The exhibition is the first of its kind after the establishment of the gallery in the city of lakes.

Editor at nagennews.com, Jyoti Hamal, said such exhibition would be constituted to promote Nepal’s art and culture for honing social transformation. The paintings are made on water, oil, oil pestle, acrylic, and pencil. RSS