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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='color:red'>Maoists storm Pashupatinath, worship disrupted</span>Â
Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (PTI) The customary worship, 'Nitya Puja' at Nepal's holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted today for the first time in over 250 years following the storming of the shrine by the Maoists cadres, defying Nepal's Supreme Court order.
The Maoist government has deployed riot police at temple in the capital to stop protesters as CPN-Maoist party cadres escorted newly appointed Nepales priest into the complex, defying the apex court order.
Maoists and cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) stormed into the temple at 4 pm yesterday escorting the new priest to replace Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years and this move triggered immediate protests from Hindu bodies and people residing in the vicinity of the temple.
More than a hundred Maoists and cadres of YCL broke the lock of the Pashupatinath's main shrine and took the newly appointed priest Bishnu Prasad Dahal inside to capture the head-priest's seat, former member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Narottam Vaidya said.
He said the customary worship or 'Nitya Puja' at the temple has been disrupted for last two days -- for the first time in 261 years -- following governments intervention in the affairs of the temple.
Vaidya said the worship was not performed according to the centuries-old customary manner". He said the 'Nitya Puja' did not take place for the last two days.
The regular worship at the temple performed by South Indian priests has never been disrupted for the past 261 years since the tradition begin during the reign of Bhpalendra Malla, said Ram Prasad Adhikari, 72, a local resident, who has been witnessing the daily worship for the past 60 years. PTI<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='color:red'>Maoists storm Pashupatinath, worship disrupted</span>Â
Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (PTI) The customary worship, 'Nitya Puja' at Nepal's holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted today for the first time in over 250 years following the storming of the shrine by the Maoists cadres, defying Nepal's Supreme Court order.
The Maoist government has deployed riot police at temple in the capital to stop protesters as CPN-Maoist party cadres escorted newly appointed Nepales priest into the complex, defying the apex court order.
Maoists and cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) stormed into the temple at 4 pm yesterday escorting the new priest to replace Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years and this move triggered immediate protests from Hindu bodies and people residing in the vicinity of the temple.
More than a hundred Maoists and cadres of YCL broke the lock of the Pashupatinath's main shrine and took the newly appointed priest Bishnu Prasad Dahal inside to capture the head-priest's seat, former member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Narottam Vaidya said.
He said the customary worship or 'Nitya Puja' at the temple has been disrupted for last two days -- for the first time in 261 years -- following governments intervention in the affairs of the temple.
Vaidya said the worship was not performed according to the centuries-old customary manner". He said the 'Nitya Puja' did not take place for the last two days.
The regular worship at the temple performed by South Indian priests has never been disrupted for the past 261 years since the tradition begin during the reign of Bhpalendra Malla, said Ram Prasad Adhikari, 72, a local resident, who has been witnessing the daily worship for the past 60 years. PTI<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->