Guthi Sansthan Allocates NPR 4 Million Budget for Mahashivaratri Festival Management

Kathmandu. The Guthi Sansthan has allocated a budget of NPR 4 million for the management of this year's Mahashivaratri festival. The Sansthan informed about the completion of all preparations for Shivaratri during a press conference held on Tuesday at its central office in Tripureshwor. 

Of the total budget, NPR 3.2 million will be spent on conducting the festival, and NPR 800,000 will be used to purchase firewood for sadhus and saints to light their bonfires, said Janak Pokharel, spokesperson and chief legal officer of the Sansthan. In collaboration with the Pashupati Area Development Trust, arrangements for food, refreshments, and bonfires have been made for the sadhus and saints visiting the Pashupati area. 

Spokesperson Pokharel informed that on the day of Mahashivaratri, Falgun 3, the Sansthan's Pashupati branch office will offer Panchamrit and puja materials to the Pashupatinath temple, and there will be a program to light lamps in the temple premises that evening. 

After Shivaratri concludes, the Sansthan is preparing to bid farewell to the sadhus and saints who arrived at Pashupati on Falgun 5, offering them Dakshina according to their qualifications and rank. The Sansthan stated that proper arrangements for firewood for bonfires and food and drink have been made for the sadhus, saints, and mahants at various locations throughout the Shivaratri period.