Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- Pashupati Area Development Trust has clarified that Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal did not enter the main temple of Pashupatinath wearing leather shoes.

On October 22, Home Minister Aryal made a private visit to the Pashupati area with his family and visited the main temples there. Subhash Chandra Joshi, the acting member secretary of the PADT, has informed that he did not enter the prohibited area wearing shoes. He also clarified that false publicity was being spread on social media by sharing a photo taken in front of the door built in the southwest corner outside the main temple of Pashupatinath.

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