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Panchakanya Mandir
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Location: At the northern part of the Vijayapur hillock (inside
Panchakanya Park)
History:The Mandir (temple) is named after the five ideal women
of the Vedic era (Ahalya, Draupadi, Tara, Kunti, Mandodari;
literally: Five Eternal Virgins). Popular belief is that the
last king Narendradev of Sengadhi established the temple. However,
there is not any reliable historical document.
Special features: There's a popular belief that if the prasad
of this temple is fed to deaf or dumb, they will be able to
speak and hear. A large number of people visit this shrine not
only for the darshan (ritual visits) of this temple but also
for picnicking, marriage and vratabandha ceremonies. |
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Budhasubba Mandir
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Location: At the mid-eastern part of the Vijayapur hillock
History: According to the historians, this temple is the cemetery
of the king Buddhikarna Khwang Raay who was killed by the Gorkha
king in 1773 during the unification of Nepal. However, no concrete
evidence has yet been found about whose burial place this temple
is. Legend has it that Budhasubba is a Kirata god.
Special Features: There are no statues of any god as such; there
are three mounds. The Magar Priests of this temple tell fortunes,
with the help of the liver of a poultry sacrificed by a devotee.
Only a pig or poultry can be sacrificed. There are no tops of
the bamboos in the bamboo gardens there. o wasps are found,
no crows visit this shrine, and dew never falls there. It's
unearthly. People firmly believe that if one vows to pay a visit
with sacrificial pigs, poultry, eggs, white wine or homemade
cigarettes soon, his/her woes or diseases subside.
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Dantakali Mandir
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Location: At the middle of the Vijayapur hillock ridge.
History: According to Shree Swasthani Vrata Katha, a Hindu holy
story of Shree Swasthani's observance of Vrata (ritual fasting),
Sati Devi's danta (tooth) fell at this place while Lord Shiva,
in his utter distress at the death of his consort Sati Devi,
carried her dead body all over the world, and different body
parts fell at different places. And each place became a Peeth
(a shrine).
Special Features: The historical tooth is still preserved.
Birds and animals are sacrificed.
Worship: Special worship ceremonies
during Dasain (from the first to ninth of the month of Ashwin
according to Hindu lunar calendar).
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Pindeshwar Mandir
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Location: At the southern part of the Vijayapur hillock.
History: Pindeshwar Babadham is taken as the 10th Aranya (out
of 14 Aranyas, the Holy Forests). This place was given this
name before Indian Subcontinent got its name Bhrat Varsha at
Purana era. Gods and Rakshasas churned the Sea and extracted
Amrit and the gods carried the pot of Amrit (a drink for immortality)
here.
Special Features: Pre-historic statues and temples of gods and
goddesses. They are valuable from artistic and architectural
point of view, too. The temple of Ashtabhuja Devi (Goddess With
Eight Hands) is famous. Oil lamps are kept burning incessantly.
The tradition is that if the lamp extinguishes it needs to be
re-lit with the fire brought from Ram Dhuni, another shrine
some 32 kilometers southwest from Dharan.
You can see rudraksha trees around the temple.
Worship: On Mondays of the month of Shrawan by Hindu Bikrami
solar calendar, holy water from Kosi river is brought and offered
here. Pilgrims carry water barefoot all the way. On the day
of Bala Chaturdashi fair Sadbiu (a hundred seeds) is ritually
sown in the name of the ancestors.
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