Jaishankar visited Kathmandu, met Pushp Kamal Dahal, why S Jaishankar’s visit to Kathmandu is special

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday visited the famous Pashupatinath temple dedicated to Lord Shiva here and offered prayers there. Jaishankar reached Nepal on Thursday on his first visit to a foreign country in 2024. Before starting his program in the country on the second day, he visited Pashupatinath Temple early in the morning. Located on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath is the most revered Hindu temple in Nepal. Apart from being a major tourist destination it attracts hundreds and thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over the world. This centuries-old temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, who is in the incarnation of Pashupati, the protector of animals.

Pashupatinath, located on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, is the most famous Hindu temple in Nepal. Thousands of Hindu devotees from all over the world come to visit this temple. This centuries-old temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva who resides here in his incarnation as Pashupati, the protector of animals.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India will provide a $75 million financial package to rebuild infrastructure in Nepal’s western district affected by last year’s earthquake. Jaishankar made the comments while jointly inaugurating the Tribhuvan University Central Library and other reconstruction projects with his Nepalese counterpart N P Saud in Kathmandu. These projects were started after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.