Preparations for Bala Chaturdashi festival at Pashupatinath in final stage
लगानी न्यूज
Kathmandu. The Pashupatinath fair is being celebrated every year on the occasion of Margashirsha Krishna Trayodashi at the Pashupatinath temple today.
Devotees throng the Pashupatinath area from early morning to light lamps in the name of ancestors. Devotees gathered from the morning of Trayodashi light lamps in the name of ancestors in the evening. On the day of Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi, in the morning, Satbij is scattered, wishing for the salvation of the departed ancestors. Since the evening of Trayodashi, the devotees who have been offering continuous lamps in the name of the deceased ancestors scatter Satbij in the morning of Chaturdashi, wishing for the salvation of the ancestors.
On this occasion, the Pashupatinath Temple and other Shiva temples across the country are crowded with devotees.TAG_OPEN_div_39 On the night before Bala Chaturdashi, millions of devotees come to the temple to offer lamps in the name of the deceased ancestors and stay awake all night. The devotees who have been offering lamps throughout the night on Tuesday celebrate the Satbij Chhari Bala Chaturdashi festival in the memory of their ancestors in the early hours of Wednesday.
Every year, devotees from different parts of the country come to Pashupatinath to celebrate Bala Chaturdashi on the occasion of Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi.TAG_OPEN_div_37 Thousands of devotees throng the Pashupatinath area since Tuesday morning. Devotees from different parts of the country throng the temple since early this morning to stop the lighting of lamps. According to the Pashupati Area Development Trust, tents have been arranged as it is winter.
Wishing for eternal peace to the departed souls within one’s family, Sat-bij is sprinkled in 108 places like Shivalinga, Kailash, Suryaghat, Gaurighat, Aryaghat, Guheshwori, Pashupati, Mrigasthali, Vishwaroop and Kiranteshwor.TAG_OPEN_div_35 On the eve of Bala Chaturdashi, on the day of Margashirsha Krishna Trayodashi, devotees spend the night sitting around the temple of Pashupatinath by singing hymns and folk tableaux in the name of the departed souls.
Although it is said to be Satbij, it is requested to convey the message to the departed souls by shaking the stone of Ganesha in Mrigasthali after coming near the deaf Ganesh (paddy, barley, sesame, wheat, gram, maize, cashew) scattering paddy, barley, sesame, wheat, gram, maize, cashew.
TAG_OPEN_div_30 There is a legend that Parvati sowed various types of seeds to identify the deer after knowing that Lord Shiva was wandering in the form of a deer on the banks of the Bagmati river.
TAG_OPEN_div_28 There is another story related to Bala Chaturdashi. According to the story, a man named ‘Balananda’, who lived in the mortuary of Pashupatinath, was about to have lunch when the head of the burnt corpse exploded and fell on his chin. Since then, he has been eating the dead’s gidi because it is even sweeter.
} After that, due to eating the gum of a man and having a long beard, moustache and hair, people started calling him Balasur Rakshasa and at the same time, on the advice of a Thakali old man who got to know him well, the local people got him killed by Balasur’s friend Vrishasingh.
One night, Lord Shiva appeared to Vrishasimha, who was suffering from the murder of his friend, and ordered him to scatter Sat-bij.TAG_OPEN_div_24 On the day of Margakrishna Chaturdashi, Balasur crossed the Baitarani while scattering Satbij around the Sleshmantak forest, and since then this day is called Bala Chaturdashi for the peace of the departed souls.
Religious scholar Nepal said that Deepdan and Satbij should not be planted in a classical manner as the mother and father have not passed away for a year.TAG_OPEN_div_22 In the book named Dharmasindhu, it is mentioned that one should not even mention the name of Shiva, let alone worship Shiva. It is stated that the devotees should worship Basuki and Goddess Guheshwori on this occasion.
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