Over one million devotees from India and Nepal thronged the Pashupatinath temple to observe Mahashivaratri at the famous 5th-century temple situated on the banks of Bagmati river. This year’s Mahashivaratri is considered more auspicious as it has fallen on Monday, a day dedicated especially to worship Lord Shiva.
The entire temple premises was decorated with colourful lights, flags and banners. In view of massive turnout of devotees thronging the temple, more than 6,000 security personnel along with 5,000 volunteers were deployed for maintaining law and order and smooth functioning of the celebrations.