His Majesty King Gyanendra and Queen Komal graced the Gadhimai festivities in Bara district on Saturday.
The King and the Queen arrived at Gadhimai at 11:15 a.m. and stopped there for about 45 minuets to perform puja at the Gadhimai Temple. Their Majesties returned to the capital in the afternoon
The Gadhimai Fair, which is held in every five years, kicked off from today. The fair attended by tens of thousands of Hundu devotees from across the country is marked by great number of animal sacrifices.