President Ramchandra Paudel spent 2 Kartik visiting prominent Shakti Peethas across the Kathmandu Valley to mark Shardiya Navratri. His rounds took in a long line of famous shrines, beginning with Naxal Bhagwati and Guhyeshwari before moving on to Maitidevi, Kalikasthan, Bhadrakali, Naradevi and Raktakali. At each site the head of state performed worship and received darshan, a customary gesture for senior figures during the festival. Navratri ranks among the most important Hindu festivals of the autumn, and devotees across Nepal honor the goddess in her many forms over nine nights. Presidential temple visits during this period are an established ritual in Nepal, mixing religious observance with a degree of public visibility. The report cuts off mid-list, suggesting the tour extended to yet more of the valley's principal deity sites. Such excursions typically draw crowds and heavy security, though the account stops short of that detail.