Pashupati Area Development Trust

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Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT; Nepali: पशुपति क्षेत्र विकास कोष) is a Hindu trust established to conserve and operate the Pashupatinath Temple and other charitable institution in the Pashupatinath UNESCO World Heritage Sites area.

The trust is operated under the Pashupati Area Development Trust Act, 1987.[http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/law-archives/old-acts/Prevailing-Laws/Statutes---Acts/English/Pashupati-Area-Development-Trust-Act-2044-(1987)/ Pashupati Area Development Trust Act, 1987] Nepal Law Commission The trust operates regular worshipping activities.[http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Maha+preparations+for+Shivaratri+at+Pashupati&NewsID=368700 Maha preparations for Shivaratri at Pashupati] The Himalayan Times This organization also conducts Hindu Funerals and has Funeral support centers,[http://www.nrn.org.np/medianewsdetail.php?id=2#sthash.2PyLIzAh.dpbs Kriyaputri Bhawan at Pashupati] Non Resident Nepalese Organization and old-age home.