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Palpa. On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, devotees have been thronging Palpa’s famous temples and Shiva temples since this morning. Devotees have been thronging Narayan Sthan in Tansen, Dobhan Siddha Baba Temple in Tinau, Mahamrityunjaya Shivasan in Barangdi in Baganaskali, Siddha Baba Dham, Thutepipal Badreshwor Shivalaya in Tansen, Batasedanda, Prabhas, Narayan Sthan, Damkada, Rampur and other Shivalaya temples to worship Lord Shiva and chant hymns.
Devotees have been thronging Badreshwor Shivalaya in Thutepipal in Tansen since 3 am. Devotees have reached here from Tansen and the surrounding areas. Similarly, the temple management committee has stated that devotees have been thronging the Siddha Baba temple in Dobhan, Tinau Rural Municipality-3 since morning.
Siddha Baba, known as the place of meditation of Siddha Purush Bhartrihari and the resting place of the primitive man Rampithecus, is important from archaeological, religious and touristic points of view, hence the thronging of devotees here. Arrangements have been made so that devotees can easily worship and visit the temple.
The main temple has been opened here since morning, informed the committee chairman Santosh Sherchan. According to him, devotees have come here from Palpa, Rupandehi, Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, as well as neighboring India. He said that tokens and free buses have also been arranged for the convenience of devotees visiting the temple.
Similarly, on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, there is a rush of worshippers and visitors at Mahamrityunjaya Shivasan in Barangdi, Baganaskali. Meanwhile, devotees have been standing in line since morning at Prabhas. Every year, in addition to chanting bhajans and blowing dhuni throughout the night, there is a rush of worshippers from the morning.
On the day of Shivaratri, it is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva and chanting bhajans and observing fasts will fulfill one’s wishes. There is a tradition of offering bel leaves, bhang, and dhatura to Lord Shiva. In Hinduism, there is a tradition of worshipping and singing hymns to Lord Shiva as ‘God of God’. There is a mythological story that Hindus have been celebrating the festival of Shivaratri as the day Shiva was born.
Distribution of Prasad on Shivaratri
The Prasad of the Shivaratri festival has been distributed at the Annapurna Hotel located at Bhagwati Tole, Tansen Municipality-3 in the district. On the occasion of the festival, the hotel distributed the Prasad of Shivaratri. The hotel has stated that this year too, like every year, Prasad is being distributed.
From travelers walking on the road to pilgrims returning from visiting the Shivalaya temple, they are receiving Prasad. Hotel owner Tikaram Basyal said that he has been distributing Prasad on the day of Shivaratri for the past ten years and has continued the same practice. Basyal, who has faith in Lord Shiva, distributes Prasad along with the worship of Shiva.
He said that he used to distribute Prasad on the day of Shivaratri when he was in New Delhi, India, and after coming to Nepal, he also started the tradition of distributing Prasad every year on the day of Shivaratri. He said, “When I was in Delhi earlier, I had seen Shivaji’s Prasad being distributed there. I have a deep devotion towards Shiva from the bottom of my heart. After returning home, I have been distributing prasad at homes and hotels every year.’
Basyal has been performing puja and distributing prasad on the day of Shivaratri, and has also been providing financial and food support by visiting various Shiva temples and ashrams. He has been providing salaries and clothes to the priests who have been worshipping at the Narayandanda Shiva temple in Barangdi.
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