Kathmandu [Nepal], April 6 (ANI): Standing in line for hours ready for his or her flip to take bathe within the 22 stone spouts, Nepali Hindu devotees on Thursday attended the Bais Dhara Mela in Kathmandu.
Regarded as one of many recreation centres outdoors the ring street of the capital metropolis Kathmandu, the Balaju Park which hosts the 22 water spouts have been thronged by 1000’s of devotees ready for his or her flip to wash.
An annual honest is organised on Chaitra Shukla Purnima, the ultimate full moon for the 12 months as per the Nepali calendar. Devotees throng the premises of Balaju Park and take bathe which is believed to treatment pores and skin associated in addition to different illnesses.
A devotee who got here to the water sprout on Thursday instructed ANI that that is the custom that has been continued for ages.
She added, “Also, the aboriginals of Kathmandu who don’t celebrate the Chaite Dashain regard this full moon auspicious and it is believed that it would cure the diseases as well.”This pageant is thought to be auspicious by each the Hindu and Buddhist devotees. According to folklore, taking a bathe in these faucets on the total moon day is equal to taking dips at Muktinath and Gosainkunda Lakes.
“The 22 Dhara (Balaju park) not only is a park, but it is also one of the pilgrim sites. The water that spouts here is believed to have been brought up to here from Gosainkunda by the Tantriks. The Jal Bhairab Thaan (Temple) is located on the upper side of the taps and is later released. It is believed that the water that comes out from here has the capability to cure various diseases,” Krishna Lal Maharjan, a resident of Kathmandu instructed ANI.
As per the historians, King Jaya Prakash Malla in 1746 AD constructed 21 stone spouts right here and twenty second was added by Shah King Rana Bahadur Shah. (ANI)