The festival is a great festival of the Terai people that increases human inclination towards truth and non-violence and inspires sympathy towards all the living things. [break]
The festival is celebrated for four days on the brighter half of the lunar calendar in the month of Kartik from the fourth day of the lunar calendar to the seventh day or Saptami.
On the first day, devotees take holy dips in rivers and ponds and take pure food. The first day is also called the ‘arba arbain’ or ‘nahan khan’ within the festival.
Devotees thronged the Nagawa, Chhapkaiya, Pipra and other ponds and reservoirs in Birgunj.
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