Pilgrims throng Behadbaba Temple to celebrate Maha Shivaratri

Kailali, March 8: Pilgrims have thronged Behadababa Temple located at Rampur of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city-16 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

People started visiting the temple from Thursday midnight to offer prayers at Behadbaba temple, said the Chairperson of the Temple Management Committee, Padam Raj Joshi. 

Pilgrims from different districts including Kanchanpur have arrived to pay homage to the temple. People from neighboring India also visit the temple. It is traditionally believed that one's wishes would be fulfilled after a visit to the temple. 

The Temple Management Committee expects that around 500,000 to 800,000 devotees will visit the temple today. A fair has also been organized near the temple. Not only Nepali traders, traders from India have been running different types of shops at the fair. 

On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, flowers are being showered by a flying helicopter while 20.25 million oil-fed lamps will be lit in the temple, Joshi said. (RSS)