The body of veteran singer and composer Bhakta Raj Acharya has been kept on the premises of Nepal Academy of Music and Drama in Gaucharan for the final tributes.

Actors, politicians, general public and well-wishers among others have reached the Academy to pay their final tributes.  

Acharya is known as ‘Bhajan Shiromani’ in the Nepali music industry.

He died at the Medicity Hospital at the age of 81 on Monday afternoon.

The last rites of Acharya will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today itself.