India gifts special type of sandalwood to Nepal's Pashupatinath temple

India gifted 40 kilograms of sandalwood to Nepal for use in the worship of the Shree Yantra at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.

India on Thursday gifted a special type of sandalwood to the Nepal government to be used at the Pashupatinath temple on Kathmandu outskirts.

People from both Nepal and India visit the Pashupatinath temple, one of the most sacred Hindu temples situated on the banks of the Bagmati river.

India's Home Minister Amit Shah sent over 40 kilograms of sandalwood for the purpose of using it for the worship of the Shree Yantra of Pashupatinath Temple, according to officials at the Pashupati Area Development Trust that manages the affairs of the temple.

The sandalwood gifted by India was handed over to Ganesh Bhatta, the main priest of the Pashupatinath temple, in coordination with Sandeep Rana, a member of Nepal's House of Representatives.

The sandalwood received by main priest Bhatta was handed over to Chief of the Guthi Sansthan Pashupati Goswara Office, Sushila Sharma, for storage on Thursday itself, the officials said.

Nepal receives such a special type of sandalwood from India every year in line with close religious and cultural ties between the two countries.