Mother’s Day today

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Apr.20: People across the country are marking the Mother’s Day with love and devotion on Thursday.

On the auspicious day, sons and daughters give respect to their mothers in various forms, offering them their favourite foods, sweet, fruits, ornaments, clothes and other gifts.    

Married women visit their mothers’ home to meet and offer various gifts. 

Those whose mothers have passed away visit Mata Tirtha Kunda in Chandragiri Municipality, Kathmandu, and pray for the eternal peace of their soul. Mata Tirtha Conservation and Development Committee has completed all preparations to hold a fair at Mata Tirtha Kunda on this day. 

Santa Udas, chairman of the committee, said that several sub-committees had been formed to organise the fair.  Chairman Udas said an estimated 500,000 devotees would visit Mata Tirtha on Thursday to perform Shraddha there. 

Children of the deceased mother believe that visiting the Mata Tirtha Kund will free them from the debt owed to their mother.