Bollywood veteran Sanjay Dutt, who arrived in Kathmandu to inaugurate a casino in Thamel, visited Pashupatinath Temple on Friday morning. A large crowd gathered on the temple premises to catch a glimpse of the actor.

Dutt had flown into Kathmandu from Dubai on a chartered aircraft on Thursday and is scheduled to return to Mumbai on the same plane on Friday afternoon after a delay from the original schedule.

The visit was coordinated by India’s VVIP Flight Pvt Ltd, while charter permission in Nepal was arranged by Saurabh Travel and Tour. The aircraft, owned by US-based Ryan Aviation Inc, is a large-cabin business jet developed by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier.

The actor was in Kathmandu to attend an event at a Casino operated at Hotel Barahi Kathmandu in Thamel. The casino organised its soft opening on October 8.

Here are some photos of Dutta’s visit to the sacred temple complex taken by the Post’s photojournalist Suryams Upreti.