{"id":305189,"date":"2025-09-19T10:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=305189"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:31:57","slug":"pashupatinath-temple-attacked-during-nepal-genz-protest-no-viral-video-shows-ceremonial-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pashupatinath-temple-attacked-during-nepal-genz-protest-no-viral-video-shows-ceremonial-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Pashupatinath Temple attacked during Nepal GenZ protest? No, viral video shows ceremonial ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/soldiers-guard-nepals-parliament-patrol-streets-after-two-days-deadly-protests-2025-09-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">unrest in Nepal<\/span><\/a>, several unverified images and videos went viral on social media. One of them is a video of several people scaling the gates of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. <a href=\"https:\/\/ndtv.in\/videos\/how-many-faces-are-behind-the-vandalism-in-pashupatinath-temple-bharat-ki-baat-batata-hoon-syed-suha-992011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a> aired the footage and said, &#8220;The mob has reached the temple. If the youth demonstrators are ransacking the temple, then this is rowdyism&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1867\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6.jpg 1867w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_adkkE6NTX6-1536x1111.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Social media users also shared the viral video with the same claim. Right-wing X influencer Jitendra Pratap Sigh (@jpsin1) wrote, &#8220;Protesting against the government is understandable, but trying to break the temple&#8217;s doors? Where is the real anger? And why the attack on the temple?&#8221; (Archive)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0917\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093e \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0948, \u0924\u094b \u0928\u093f\u0936\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0936\u0941\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0925 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902?<br \/>\n\u092f\u0947 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u0908\u0902\u091f-\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948,<br \/>\n\u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u0930\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0947 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936?<\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093e \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0948? \u0914\u0930 \u091a\u094b\u091f \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NepalRiots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NepalRiots<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kCE7oLezz\">pic.twitter.com\/2kCE7oLezz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3Jitendra pratap singh\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@jpsin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jpsin1\/status\/1965471566269198349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Readers should note that this user, whose X DP has Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s photo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Jitendra+Pratap+Singh+OR+%40jpsin1+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;rlz=1C1UEAD_enIN1022IN1022&amp;oq=Jitendra+Pratap+Singh+OR+%40jpsin1+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTUyOTFqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFEBuWT9WFpWQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shares disinformation and communal propaganda<\/a> on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Several users amplified the viral video with the same claim. Among them was Rahul Jha who identifies himself as &#8220;national co-incharge IT\/social media BJP Kisan Morcha&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-305189 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pashupatinath-temple-attacked-during-nepal-genz-protest-no-viral-video-shows-ceremonial-ritual\/chrome_vq2tzjuavb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_VQ2TzJUavB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_VQ2TzJUavB.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_VQ2TzJUavB-252x300.jpg 252w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_t7WfnmNkzz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_t7WfnmNkzz.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_t7WfnmNkzz-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_t7WfnmNkzz-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/chrome_t7WfnmNkzz-768x1168.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pashupatinath-temple-attacked-during-nepal-genz-protest-no-viral-video-shows-ceremonial-ritual\/screenshot-2025-09-19-090722\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-090722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-090722.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-090722-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-090722-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-090722-768x1069.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Upon a reverse image search of a keyframe of the viral video, we were led to a TikTok video uploaded by user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hamrojatra.com\/video\/7526947186274323730?q=hamrojatra.com&amp;t=1757480288127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hamrojatra.com<\/a> on July 14. The caption said, &#8220;Who knows about this procession at Pashupatinath Temple? Which procession and when is it held? Why is it climbing the gate?&#8221; It must be noted that the GenZ protest in Nepal took off on September 8.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a comparison between a keyframe from the viral video and a keyframe from the aforementioned TikTok video. A close look at the attire of the men trying to scale the temple gate shows the two clips are from the same incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/comparison-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clips from the same event had been uploaded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bikrantshrestha\/video\/7487826733312249118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March last year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also accessed a similar video from 2023 on TikTok. The video had been shot during the Naxal Bhagwati Yatra.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bi_bas\/video\/7213453236785696008\" data-video-id=\"7213453236785696008\">\n<section><a title=\"@bi_bas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bi_bas?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bi_bas<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"jatra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jatra?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#jatra<\/a> <a title=\"pashupatinath\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pashupatinath?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pashupatinath<\/a> <a title=\"naxalbhagwatijatra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/naxalbhagwatijatra?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#naxalbhagwatijatra<\/a> <a title=\"goviral\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/goviral?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#goviral<\/a> <a title=\"newar_culture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/newar_culture?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#newar_culture<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Jatra - Lakhey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Jatra-6815793734966315009?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Jatra &#8211; Lakhey<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>From social media posts, it can be understood that this is part of Naxal Bhagwati Jatra, held during the Basleshwori or Paha Chahre festival in late March or early April. During this event, it has been a tradition for the idol of Naxal Bhagwati to symbolically knock on the main door (gate) of Pashupatinath Temple three times to attract the attention of Shiva, the deity. This act is not an act of protest or aggression, but rather a ceremonial gesture performed when the deity visits Pashupatinath, and is rooted in the region\u2019s cultural and religious heritage.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>Furthermore, according to Nepali monk Dr Swami Keshavanand, the situation at Pashupatinath Temple has been peaceful during the recent ptotests.<\/section>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ne\">\u0905\u0939\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0924\u0940\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0936\u0941\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0925\u0915\u094b \u0905\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0964 \u092a\u0936\u0941\u092a\u0924\u093f \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u091b \u0964 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0907\u0930\u0939\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b \u0964 \u0939\u093e\u092e\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u0939\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0930\u0939\u0947\u0915\u093e \u091b\u094c\u0901 \u0964 \u091a\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d \u0964 \u092a\u0936\u0941\u092a\u0924\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0938\u0948\u0932\u0947 \u091b\u0941\u0928 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0926\u0948\u0928 \u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6SGVzvq38m\">pic.twitter.com\/6SGVzvq38m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0921\u093e. \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0947\u0936\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0928\u094d\u0926 ( Dr. KN Swami ) (@swami_kn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swami_kn\/status\/1965456559796097357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hence, a video showing a ritual during the Naxal Bhagwati Jatra has been falsely shown as young protestors attacking the Pashupatinath Temple after the September 8 demonstrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the recent\u00a0unrest in Nepal, several unverified images and videos went viral on social media. 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