Puri Gobardhan Peeth Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati would pay a 10-day visit to Nepal from May 13 on invitations from the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Pashupati Area Development Trust, Kathmandu and other prominent institutes of the neighbouring country.
Peeth Parishad vice-president Pt Jhhamman Shastri, Anandvahini national president Dr Indira Jha and Adityavahini’s secretary for VIP and international relations Dr Siddhartha Sahu informed this in a joint statement.
On his arrival at Kathmandu by flight on May 13, the Shankaracharya would be given a grand welcome. Then, he would leave for Agrawal Bhawan in the Kamal Pokhari area in a procession. He is scheduled to reside at the Agrawal Bhawan in Kathmandu during his stay.
The seer would visit the Pashupatinath Mandir for Darshan and Puja on May 14 around 11 am. He would give a discourse on religion and spiritualism at the Hansa Mandap situated in the Pashupatinath Mandir premises at 11:30 pm. He would attend a religious seminar at the Agrawal Bhawan in the evening of May 14 and 15.
A grand public reception would be given to him at Tundi Khel ground on May 15. He will deliver a religious discourse at an education institute the next day.
He would depart for Bharatpur Chitwan on May 17 by flight and attend a seminar there the following day. On May 19, he would go to Hetouda to attend a programme of Darshan there.
Shankaracharyaji will leave for Birganj on May May and reside at the laxminarayan Mandir there. A programme of Darshan and Diksha has been scheduled there on May 21.
He will will leave for Kolkata by Mithila Express at 10 am on May 22.
Earlier, a six-member delegation of Puri Shankaracharya visited Kathmandu from April 4 to 8 to finalise the programme of his visit to Nepal.