Ekadashi fair will not be held in Budhanilkantha

The temple informed that the temple premises have been closed from today till November 30.

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The Ekadashi fair, which is being held every year on the day of Haribodhani Ekadashi at Budhanilkantha temple, will not be held this year. The Haribodhani Ekadashi fair has been closed this year due to the risk of Covid-19 spreading globally.
Every year a special fair was held in Budhanilkantha for five days from Kartik Shukla Ekadashi to the full moon. Since Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi, devotees have been flocking to Narayansthan in large numbers, but the Kartik Shukla party used to be very crowded for five days.

Due to the coronavirus, the fair from Ekadashi to Purnima has been completely banned this year. Swami Nigmananda of the temple informed that the temple premises have been closed from today till November 30. Considering the risk of infection, devotees have been barred from performing darshan till next Monday. There is a religious belief that Lord Vishnu, who slept in the Milky Way on the full moon day of Ashadh Shukla, wakes up on the day of Kartik Shukla Ekadashi, i.e. Haribodhani Ekadashi, and fasts for four months.

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