The religious funeral for late Nepali King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya was performed from 21:00 p.m. to 22:00 p.m. local time on Saturday. Hinduism rituals were performed by Brahamans, Hindus of the first order who perform religious ceremonies, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu before the bodies of the king, queen, Prince Nirajan, Princess Shruti and princess's daughter were burnt by the side of the Bagamati River.