The Pashupati Area Development Trust has begun preparations for this year’s Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple, with a focus on making the experience safer, smoother and more comfortable for the large number of devotees expected to visit the temple. A coordination meeting was held on Thursday under the leadership of Kathmandu Chief District Officer Ishwor Raj Paudel.
Representatives of the Trust, security agencies and other concerned organizations discussed arrangements for crowd management, security, sanitation and the overall movement of devotees during the festival. According to Trust Member Secretary Tirtha Shrestha, the concerned agencies are working together to ensure that visitors can enter the temple area, receive darshan and carry out their religious rituals in an orderly and secure environment.
Seven Committees Formed for Teej Management
The Trust has formed seven separate subcommittees to oversee different aspects of the festival preparations. Their responsibilities include monitoring, security, volunteer mobilization, darshan management, sandalwood distribution, sanitation, site management, and overall Teej coordination. Member Secretary Shrestha is coordinating the monitoring committee.
Trust Council members Ramshobhit Nayak, Kedarman Bhandari, Gangasagar Baniya, Rupa Shahi Bastola and Sangeeta Kumari Ram have been assigned leadership roles in the other committees. The committees have been holding discussions with the relevant agencies to address practical arrangements ahead of the festival. The aim is to ensure that the temple area remains clean, secure and well managed even as visitor numbers increase.
Pashupatinath Set to Welcome Teej Devotees
Haritalika Teej will be celebrated on Bhadra 29 (September 15) this year. Pashupatinath traditionally becomes one of the country’s busiest pilgrimage destinations during the festival, drawing women and other devotees from across Nepal. The annual celebration in Pashupatinath is also an important occasion for religious and cultural tourism in Kathmandu, bringing increased visitor activity to the Pashupati area.
With preparations now underway, the Trust and participating agencies are working to provide devotees with easier access and a more organized pilgrimage experience while maintaining the spiritual atmosphere of one of Nepal’s most important religious heritage sites.
