{"id":424948,"date":"2026-02-14T18:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=424948"},"modified":"2026-02-14T18:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:16:49","slug":"shovayattra-on-the-eve-of-maha-shivarattri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/02\/14\/424948.html","title":{"rendered":"Shovayattra on the eve of Maha Shivarattri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu: <\/strong>A grand Shovayatra (auspicious procession) was organized at the Pashupatinath Temple area today, marking the eve of Maha Shivaratri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Maha-Shivaratri-2048x1195.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Courtesy: RSS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pashupati Area Development Trust organized the procession. The procession featured a vibrant mix of domestic and foreign devotees, including Sadhus and Saints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The procession also saw the participation of samans. The spiritual event, which covered almost all parts of the Pashupatinath Temple complex, drew a huge crowd, said the Trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maha Shivaratri, a sacred festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, will be celebrated tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival falls on 1the 4th day of the waning moon in the Nepali month of Falgun (mid-February to mid-March) every year. The Trust has made all necessary preparations to ensure smooth access for devotees visiting the Temple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RSS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: A grand Shovayatra (auspicious procession) was organized at the Pashupatinath Temple area today, marking the eve of Maha Shivaratri. Photo Courtesy: RSS The Pashupati Area Development Trust organized the procession. The procession featured a vibrant mix of domestic and foreign devotees, including Sadhus and Saints. The procession also saw the participation of samans. The &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":424949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-424948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-en-news","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424950,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424948\/revisions\/424950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424948"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=424948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}