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KATHMANDU, Feb. 10 — The Pashupatinath Temple, which has been closed due to the fresh wave of COVID-19, will reopen starting Friday (tomorrow).
![FILE - Hindu devotees sit next to oil lamps as they perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members during the 'Bala Chaturdashi' festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"53","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AATGbeQ.img?h=533&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1984&y=1080"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AATGbeQ.img?h=417&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1984&y=1080"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AATGbeQ.img?h=417&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1984&y=1080"}})
FILE – Hindu devotees sit next to oil lamps as they perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members during the ‘Bala Chaturdashi’ festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)According to the Pashupati Area Development Trust, the temple is being opened as per the new order issued by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu.
The DAO on Monday directed allowing activities like worship, meditation or prayer in places like monasteries, temples, mosques, monasteries and churches by following public health safety protocols.