Ramdhuni Temple emerging as a pilgrimage destination

By Our Correspondent,Barachhetra, July 16: Ramdhuni Temple located on the border of Barakshetra Municipality and Bhokraha Narsing Rural Municipality in Sunsari is being developed as a religious tourist destination area by constructing various religious shrines and upgrading the already existing structures. 

According to a legend, during the Treta Yuga, lord Ram Chandra spent a night by making a fire in this holy place during his exile (Barnabas). It is also believed that lord Ram left a pair of his Kharau (shoes) in this holy place.

Devotees from all over the country and abroad visit the temple believing that it is the holy land touched by lord Ram's feet. The number of pilgrims visiting the temple has surged significantly after the concerned stakeholders showed interest in promoting the temple as an important religious site.

Ramesh Karki a local from Prakashpur village in Barahakshetra-10 said, "Various temples are being constructed in the Ramdhuni forest of Ramdhuni Municipality-4." Various religious structures are being constructed in Ward. No.4 of Ramdhuni Municipality including  Kamalkunda pond.

 The temples of Ashtachiranjeevi, Shri Yantra, Shri Chandra Baba Vankhandi and Pritam Das and Ram Durbar are also being constructed in the temple area. More than 100 local cows have been reared on the temple premises

Dilli Karki, Chairman of Ramdhuni Baba Bankhandi Temple Guthi Management Committee, said that the federal government and Ramdhuni Municipality have allocated budget for the development of the temple on multiple occasions.

   For the last few years, devotees of the Udasi community from India have been frequently visiting Ramdhuni Temple. The temples of Shri Chandra Baba, Vankhandi and Pritam Das are the major attractions of the place.

Devotees from different parts of Nepal and from India visit the temple on festivals like Ram Navami Vivah Panchami, Rishi Panchami, Shivaratri and Teej. Devotees believe that their wishes get fulfilled once they worship at Ramdhuni temple.