Triveni Dham becoming religious destination

By Our Correspondent,Kawasoti, Jan.30: Triveni Dham in Nawalpur has, of late, become a significant religious and historical destination. 

 Located at the confluence of the Swarnabhadra, Purnabhadra and Narayani rivers, Triveni Dham attracts a large crowd of devotees from various places on ‘Maghe Aunsi’.

 It is believed that bathing at the confluence of these three rivers grants virtue and leads to salvation.

 According to Jhapendrashwar Bhusal, the Executive Director of the Gajendra Moksha Divya Dham Development Committee, more than 70 per cent of religious tourists visiting the site come from various parts of India for pilgrimage and worship. He said that nearly 300,000 devotees from Nepal and India arrived at Triveni Dham starting from the day before the fair.

 Since a large number of religious tourists come from regions such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, security measures have been tightened, and a citizen assistance centre has been set up to ensure proper management, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Jeshi Shah from the Nawalpur District Police Office.  Around 100 police personnel have been deployed for security management, he added. 

 To organise the festival properly, arrangements have been made for drinking water, toilets, street lights and four health camps.

According to Swami Krishna Prapannacharya, the site is known as Gajendra Moksha Divyadham because, in ancient times, Lord Narayan incarnated here to grant salvation to an elephant during a battle between an elephant and a crocodile. 

On the occasion of Maghe Aunsi, people who have lost their parents come here to perform Shraddha (ritual offerings) and donate as per tradition. 

Swami Prapannacharya further said that Triveni is a historically and religiously significant site, as it was the meditation ground of Sage Valmiki during the Treta Yuga, the birthplace of Lava and Kusha, and the place where Goddess Sita entered the earth.

Another attraction of this holy site is the sacred water from the Shanti Sarva Siddhi Kalash, brought from various pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that circumambulating this Kalash 108 times fulfils one’s wishes. 

Spread across approximately 13 bighas of land, Triveni Dham has seen the development of modern structures, and a newly built glass palace has also become a new attraction for tourists.