Taleju Bhawani temple packed with pilgrims (Photo Feature)
The temple of Taleju Bhawani in Hanumandhoka area is crowded with pilgrims. The temple, which opens once a year on Mahanavami day, is crowded with pilgrims from early morning.
Crowd at Bhadrakali temple to worship vehicles
On the Mahanavami day of Dashain, people worshiped their respective vehicles. On this day, there is a trend of cleaning and worshiping vehicles.
Bhadrakali temple in Kathmandu was crowded with worshipers. This ritualistic worship is considered to be of special importance. It is believed that if tools are worshiped on Mahaashtami/Navami of Navratri, they will last long.
Deserted Kathmandu streets in Dashain
As the number of people going home for Dashain has increased, Kathmandu Valley has become deserted. The streets of Kathmandu, which used to have heavy traffic, are now deserted. There are only a few cars on the road. After the reduction in traffic, the crossings connected to Kathmandu are also normal. It is estimated that more than 2m people left the valley this year.
14,000 goats sacrificed at Rajdevi temple in Janakpur
Around 15,000 goats have been sacrificed at the Rajdevi temple in Janakpurdham. This year, 14,941 goats were sacrificed there. The sacrifice started from 8:41 PM on Monday night and continued till 3:53 AM on Tuesday morning. Thousands of devotees had lined up since early morning on Monday for the event. This time four temporary spaces were kept for the goat sacrifice. Volunteers were recruited in groups of 10 for each location. 24 goats were sacrificed per minute, six in one place. Five hundred volunteers were mobilized to organize the sacrifice program. Earlier, 14,366 goats were sacrificed in Rajdevi temple in 2021. Similarly 8,968 in 2020, 14,997 in 2019 and 2018, 12,307 in 2017, 14,617 in 2016, 13,801 in 2015, 14,722 in 2014 and 14,861 goats in 2013 were sacrificed.
