Lord Pashupatinath Temple

After the appointment of Nepali priests- many Protesters in Pashupatinath shouted ‘Down with Maoists’, and ‘Scrap this decision’- as the two priests performed religious ceremonies. We want this decision scrapped immediately. The Maoists have appointed their own people. Dozens of riot police and Maoist volunteers escorted the temple’s new Nepalese priests as they visited holy sites around the Pashupati complex, which dates from the third century BC. We Nepalese people are worried that Pashupati complex is being used as a playground for politics.The Bhandaris are the traditional temple caretakers, they also protested against the decision of Maosts. The Bhandaris have been expressing objection to the new appointees. Maoist cadres & riot police have been deployed at Nepal’s holiest Hindu temple to stop protesters  angry at the government’s attempt to remove Indian priests. The temple decision has led to demonstrations by Hindu groups. Nepal’s Supreme Court directed the temple authorities to clarify the controversy and not to let the newly appointed Nepali priests perform the rituals.

Traditionally, the temple authorities would appoint its priests in conjunction with the king. The way Maoist government replaced the priests serving at the Pashupatinath Temple without fulfilling any formality has hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu people of Nepal. Even the conflict made bad thinking but we know the temple of pashupatinath is most impotent for Nepali.