{"id":27273,"date":"2025-07-06T14:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=27273"},"modified":"2025-07-06T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:05:41","slug":"pm-oli-extends-best-wishes-on-harishayani-ekadashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=27273","title":{"rendered":"PM Oli extends best wishes on Harishayani Ekadashi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KATHMANDU &#8211; Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended best wishes to all observing the Harishayani Ekadashi festival today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to his social media account today, the Prime Minister wished that the festival may bring peace to the earth and in people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Today is Harishayani Ekadashi, the day for planting a basil plant. The festival symbolically represents a time for cleansing our soul and body and for maintaining the environmental balance. 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