A man escorts President Bidya Devi Bhandari as she heads towards the Sankata Temple, in Kathmandu, on the day of Maha Ashtami, Sunday, October 9, 2016. Photo: RSS The President also received Tika and Prasad from the priests at respective shrines. Bhandari was accompanied by her two daughters. Meanwhile, devotees thronged various temples of goddesses across the nation on the occasion today.