Heritage activists welcome anti-corruption body probing Pashupati jalahari installation

In February, the Pashupati Area Development Trust had replaced the receptacle at the base of the Shiva Linga with a golden 96-kg one inside the temple defying a court order.

After the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority’s letter to the Pashupati Area Development Trust earlier this month to submit details of the installation of a golden jahalari at the Pashupatinath Temple suspecting financial irregularities in the process, locals and heritage activists have welcomed the move and asked the commission to look into the issue minutely.