Source::Rss
On the occasion of Vatsaleshwari Jatra, which is celebrated in the Pashupati area, Vichar puja has been completed from Sri Pashupatinath Bhandar Tehwil. During the Vatsaleshwari Jatra to be held in the Pashupati area with the wish for peace in the country, the work of tying the money and employees to Pashupatinath's original Bhatta has also been completed.
Earlier, Revathiraman Adhikari, spokesperson of Pashupati Area Development Fund had gone from Amalkot court to Pashupatinath's Moolpujari residence along with his belongings. On the day of Chaitra Krishna Ashtami, Vatsaleshwari and Bajreshwari Jatra started in the Pashupati area after worshiping the gods and goddesses of Kathmandu Valley on 30th Falgun.
The procession started from the Vatsaleshwari temple complex on the way to Aryaghat and it is a tradition to go around all the villages of the Pashupati region. It is said that there is a tradition since the Lichchavi period that on the day of Chaitra Krishna Ashtami, the Bhattas of Pashupati invite the main deities of the valley and the locals to come and watch the Jatra.
During the Jatra, Deshodhar Puja was performed at Bajreshwari, Vatsaleshwari, Akash Bhairav, and nine Shaktipeeths of the Pashupati region. Bajreshwari Jatra was started after the puja was completed. Vatsaleshwari Jatra is celebrated for three days from Sunday. Vatsaleshwari Jatra is being concluded today with Sindur Jatra on the day of Chaitra Shukla II.
It is believed in the Pashupati area that even children who drink milk come to watch this pilgrimage as the puja and pilgrimage are performed with the wish for peace in the country. Four types of people are directly involved in national worship and pilgrimage. He said that four surnames namely Upadhyaya, Vaidya, Dangol, and Sangat are directly participating.
Vatsaleshwari is worshiped as the sister of Naxal Bhagwati. Based on the legend that Vatsaleshwari, who is worshiped as the wife of Lord Shiva, was taken out of Pashupati, today Naxal Bhagwati's Jatra is also taken to Pashupati region. It has been a tradition for Naxal Bhagwati to knock on the chariot three times on the main door of Pashupati to attract Lord Shiva's attention.
It is a tradition that after her sister drew her husband's attention, Mata Vatsaleshwari went to stay with her son Chandravinayak on the night of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. According to this tradition, Vatsaleshwari's chariot is pulled to Chandravinayak, who is also worshiped as Chabahil Ganesha. From there, it is a tradition to travel to different places in the Pashupati area and bring it to Pashupati Amalkot after doing Sindur Jatra, which is a 10-day long Jatra.
It is believed that if this festival is celebrated every year, the people will not suffer from diseases, happiness, and peace. With this belief, children also come to the Pashupati area to watch the Jatra. During the Jatra, the chariot of Mata Vatsaleshwari was kept at the Navali tol of Jayavageswari. Jatra is performed by turning the chariot in Sifalchaur. There is a custom of invoking the goddess by the Kotwala of Pashupati by throwing a chamar fan at the Sifal door.
The Pashupati area has been made Jhikhkau for this Jatra. Tourists from the Pashupati region as well as domestic and foreign tourists also arrive in the Jatra. Pahanchhare Jatra was held in Asan after this Jatra started in the Pashupati region. The Jatra to search for jewels in Handigaon has also been invited to take place after this Jatra in Pashupati region._Rss
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