<span style="color: #222222;">India's Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated Mathadhis building for Budhanilkantha Narayan Temple in Kathmandu today. Budhanilkantha Temple is situated at the foothills of Shivpuri in Kathmandu valley.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The shrine has probably the largest stone idol of Lord Vishnu in Nepal reclining on a bed of Nagas or serpents in the middle of a small pond. Budhanilkantha temple has great religious and cultural significance for Hindus all over the world. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from India and other parts of the world visit the temple every day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The newly constructed Mathadhis building in the temple premises would stand as an important icon of age-old cultural bond between India and Nepal. It has been constructed with India's grant assistance of 21.80 million Nepali rupees. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The project underlines the importance accorded by India to the preservation and promotion of the rich religious, cultural and historical heritage of Nepal. The three storey building will house Mathadhis and several young monks.</span><br />''  <br />