Source: www.ndtv.com
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 15, 2003: Nepal’s King Gyanendra and Queen Komal will visit India next week to pray at temples and take part in religious festivities, state-run Radio Nepal said on Saturday. The royal couple will leave for southern India on March 20, returning home March 30. During the trip the king and queen will visit Hindu temples and shrines and take part in religious ceremonies — a journey that is considered important for Hindus in Nepal. The king was also expected to meet Indian leaders in New Delhi. The King has hereditary rights at a number of temples, including Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu and Jaganath in Puri, where he is the only person aside from the priests allowed to perform worship of the Diety.