Sudden rain affects Balgopaleshwar’s Bhai Tika

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२५ कार्तिक २०८३, बुधबार १७:४९November 11, 2026

Kathmandu. The sudden rain has affected the Bhai Tika of Balgopaleshwar in Ranipokhari, Kathmandu.

} Since Wednesday morning, there was a crowd of people who do not have brothers and sisters at the Balgopaleshwar temple to offer Bhai Tika.

Ramji Nepal, a devotee who reached Balgopaleshwor to receive tika at the temple premises, said that it was difficult for the temple premises to receive tika due to the sudden rain in the afternoon.TAG_OPEN_div_25

The presence of devotees in the temple premises has been thin due to the continuous rain. It is customary to open the Balgopaleshwar temple in the middle of Ranipokhari in Kathmandu on the day of Bhai Tika for those who do not have sisters.

This temple, which is opened once a year only on the day of Bhai Tika, worships and offers tika to those who do not have sisters or brothers.TAG_OPEN_div_21

The Balgopaleshwar temple was opened for the devotees from Wednesday morning. After 2035 BS, the Balgopaleshwar temple inside Ranipokhari started opening regularly.

The Bhai Tika at Balgopaleshwar was affected after the Gorkha earthquake of April 25, 2015 destroyed the temple.TAG_OPEN_div_17

The Balgopaleshwar Temple, which was reconstructed after the earthquake, has been reopened for the devotees since 2077 BS.TAG_OPEN_div_15