President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will be performing puja at Pashupatinath Temple on Monday, wishing for the welfare of the nation.

Govinda Tandon, Member Secretary, Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), said that President Bhandari would offer a special puja for an hour starting from 10am on Monday. It is learnt that the President will also perform pooja at Basukinath Temple. Preparations have been completed for the puja, said Tandon, adding that the PADT would be investing Rs 27,000 for the same.

This will be the first puja the Head of State will be performing at Pashupatinath Temple after Nepal turned into a secular country, said Tandon.