Their Majesties the King and Queen offered worship to Goddess Dakshinkali at Shree Dakshinkali temple at the outskirts of Kathmandu on the occasion of Baisakh Shukla Astami on Friday.
The royal couple worshiped Goddess Dakshinkali with an offering of Panchabali– a sacrifice of animals and birds of five different species.
Reports quoted a priest at the temple as saying that the royal couple arrived at Dakshinkali, located some 25 kilometers south-west from the capital, at around 10.30 a.m. The ceremony– that lasted for one-and-half hours– involved sacrifice of a goat, a lamb, a water buffalo, a rooster and a duck.
Every year, the royal couple visits the temple for Diwali Pooja on Baisakh Asthami [eighth day of the lunar fortnight] and offers worship to the Goddess.
This was the first prayers by Their Majesties after the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament last month.