Dhanwantari Jayanti and Health Day

Today, Dhanwantari Jayanti and Health Day are being commemorated across the country with a variety of programs.

The day commemorates Lord Dhanwantari’s birth as the founder of Ayurveda, the oldest Vedic medical system based on medicinal plants and herbs.

Following the foundation of the Ayurveda Campus in Naradevi, Kathmandu, Dhanwantari Jayanti has been officially commemorated in Nepal. The Ayurveda campus is currently relocated to Kirtipur and is run by Tribhuvan University.

Similarly, Dhanwantari Jayanti has being held today in Singhadarbar Baidyakhana Development Committee, Ayurveda Hospital Naradevi, Ayurveda Campus Kirtipur, Nepal Sanskrit University, Ayurveda Campus Dang, Herb Production and Processing Company Limited Koteshwor, and Ayurveda hospital opened by the private sector on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti._Rss

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